Battle of Cedynia

When

29 Jun 972

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

53.25° N, 14.48° E

Description

battle between Lusatia and Poland in 972

972 battle between Mieszko I of Poland and Odo I of Lusatia

The Battle of Cedynia was fought on 24 June 972 near the Oder river, when an army led by Mieszko I of Poland defeated the forces of the Saxon margrave Hodo. Whether the battle actually took place near the modern-day town of Cedynia is disputed in modern scholarship.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Cedynia: The Polans under prince (or Duke) Mieszko I, defeat the German forces of the Saxon count Odo I at their stronghold in Cedynia (with the help…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Schlacht bei Zehden zwischen Herzog Mieszko I. von Polen und den vom Kaiser Otto I. eingesetzten Markgrafen Hodo I. von der Lausitz endet mit einer…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les Polonais conduits par Mieszko remportent la bataille de Cedynia contre le margrave Odo”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва под Цедыней”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page