What the records say
- When
- 17 Sep 1462
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 54.79° N, 18.09° E
- Description
- 1462 battle during the Thirteen Years' War. Decisive Polish victory over Teutonic Knights
Battle of Świecino
1462 battle of the Thirteen Years' War
The Battle of Świecino also called the Battle of Żarnowiec or in German Die Schlacht bei Schwetz, took place on September 17, 1462, during the Thirteen Years' War. The Polish forces, commanded by Piotr Dunin and consisting of some 2,000 mercenaries and Poles, decisively defeated the 2,700-man army of the Teutonic Knights, commanded by Fritz Raweneck and Commander of the Order Kaspar Nostitz (Nostyc).
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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 “Thirteen Years' War – Battle of Świecino (Battle of Żarnowiec): The Kingdom of Poland defeats the Teutonic Order”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht bei Schwetzin im Dreizehnjährigen Krieg siegt das Heer des Königreichs Polen unter seinem Anführer Piotr Dunin im Bündnis mit dem Preußischen…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire de la Pologne sur l'ordre Teutonique à la bataille de Świecino dans la guerre de Treize Ans”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page