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Siege of Kaunas

Siege of Kaunas was a siege conducted on 13 March 1362 at Kaunas Castle, in what is now Lithuania; it lasted 35 days. It was part of the Lithuanian Crusade, which ran from 1283 to 1410. The recorded result: Teutonic victory.

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Kaunas Castle
Kaunas Castle. Pudelek (Marcin Szala), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought13 March 1362lasted 35 days
WhereKaunas Castle, Lithuania54.899N, 23.885E
OutcomeTeutonic victory
BelligerentsGrand Duchy of LithuaniaagainstTeutonic Order; Livonian Order
Casualties and losses350 dead; 37 taken captiveandUnknown
Part ofLithuanian Crusade1283 to 1410

Where it sits in the Lithuanian Crusade

Battle of Skuodas, 1258Battle of Durbe, 1260Siege of Christmemel, 1315Battle of Medininkai, 1320Battle of Memel, 1323Siege of Medvėgalis, 1329Battle of Galialaukė, 1338Battle of Strėva, 1348Siege of Kaunas, 136212581362Siege of Kaunas, 1362
9 placed engagements of the Lithuanian Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date13 March 1362
to 17 April 1362
PlaceKaunas Castle, Lithuania
54.899N, 23.885E
KindSiege, medieval
Casualties and losses350 dead; 37 taken captiveUnknown
Commanders
  • Vaidotas
  • Winrich von Kniprode
Siege of KaunasSiege of KaunasBattle of StrėvaBattle for AlytusBattle of RossienyBattle of WilkomierzSiege of ChristmemelBattle of StrėvaBattle for AlytusBattle of RossienySiege of ChristmemelVilniusDaugavpilsKlaipėdaLidaEłkSovetskŠiauliaiPanevežys100 km54.899N, 23.885E
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Elsewhere in 1362

Siege of Kaunas is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 52 in present-day Lithuania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12660036, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kaunas (1362), revision 1370742376, 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.