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Battle of Chojnice

Battle of Chojnice was a battle fought on 18 September 1454 at Chojnice, in what is now Poland. It was part of the Thirteen Years' War, which ran from 1454 to 1466. The recorded result: Teutonic Victory. Recorded strength: 16,000 cavalry,; over 3,000 infantry against 9,000 cavalry; 6,000 infantry.

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The Battle of Chojnice (1454).
The Battle of Chojnice (1454).. Fritz Grotemeyer (d. 1947), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought18 September 1454
WhereChojnice, Poland53.700N, 17.567E
OutcomeTeutonic Victory
BelligerentsPolish Crown; Prussian ConfederationagainstTeutonic Order; Duchy of Żagań
Casualties and lossesOver 3,000 killed; 300 knights captured; around 2000 troops captured overalland~100 killed
Part ofThirteen Years' War1454 to 1466

Where it sits in the Thirteen Years' War

Siege of Marienburg, 1454Battle of Chojnice, 1454Battle of Knipawa, 1455Siege of Marienburg, 1457Battle of Bornholm, 1460Battle of Świecino, 1462Battle of Vistula Lagoon, 146314541463Battle of Chojnice, 1454
7 placed engagements of the Thirteen Years' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date18 September 1454
PlaceChojnice, Poland
53.700N, 17.567E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength16,000 cavalry,; over 3,000 infantry9,000 cavalry; 6,000 infantry
Casualties and lossesOver 3,000 killed; 300 knights captured; around 2000 troops captured overall~100 killed
Commanders
  • Casimir IV Jagiellon
  • Jan Taszka Koniecpolski
  • Piotr of Szczekociny
  • Bernard Szumborski
  • Rudolf of Żagań
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1454 and 1939.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1454

Battle of Chojnice is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q551549, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Chojnice (1454), revision 1371050072, 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.