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Siege of Bartenstein

Siege of Bartenstein was a siege conducted in 1264 at Bartoszyce, in what is now Poland. It was part of Prussian uprisings, which ran from 1242 to 1295.

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Map of Prussian clans during the 13th century. Areas shaded in grey reached further south than shown on this map. Prussian clans of Galindians, Sudovians, Sasna and Lubavia as well as Kulmerland had b
Map of Prussian clans during the 13th century. Areas shaded in grey reached further south than shown on this map. Prussian clans of Galindians, Sudovians, Sasna and Lubavia as well as Kulmerland had b. Renata3, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date1264 (year precision)
PlaceBartoszyce, Poland
54.251N, 20.811E
Part ofPrussian uprisings (1242 to 1295)
KindSiege, medieval
ParticipantsOld Prussians, Teutonic Order
Siege of BartensteinSiege of BartensteinBattle of EylauBattle of HeilsbergBattle of FriedlandBattle of KrückenBattle of Guttstadt-DeppenBattle of HeilsbergBattle of FriedlandBattle of KrückenBattle of Guttstadt-DeppenKaliningradGdyniaBiałystokGrudziądzEłkSovetskOlsztynChernyakhovsk100 km54.251N, 20.811E
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Siege of Bartenstein is one of 386 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509857, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Bartenstein, revision 1370739294, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.