battle, medieval

Battle of Knipawa

Name: Battle of Knipawa
Location: Kneiphof, Russia

Battle of Knipawa was a battle fought in 1455 at Kneiphof, in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kneiphof. It was part of the Thirteen Years' War, which ran from 1454 to 1466. The recorded result: Teutonic Order victory.

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Fought1455

WhereKneiphof, Russia54.706N, 20.511E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeTeutonic Order victory

BelligerentsPrussian ConfederationagainstTeutonic Order

Casualties and lossesabout 300 men killedandunknown

Part ofThirteen Years' War1454 to 1466

Where it sits in the Thirteen Years' War

7 placed engagements of the Thirteen Years' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1455 (year precision)
Place	Kneiphof, Russia 54.706N, 20.511E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Territorial change	Lower Prussia
Strength	approximately: about 750 soldiers and about 500 sailors reinforced by a group of Lower Prussian knights; about 500 mercenaries from the Confederation	about 2,000 Teutonic mercenaries; about 600 mercenaries from Livonia; 932 cavalrymen and 571 halberdiers from the Duchy of Żagań
Casualties and losses	about 300 men killed	unknown
Commanders	Jan Bażyński	Ludwig von Erlichshausen Heinrich Reuß von Plauen Balthasar of Żagań

Placed at Kneiphof; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Königsberg 1945, 1.2 km N
Siege of Königsberg 1262, 1.2 km N
Battle of Rudau 1370, 19 km N
Battle of Rudavy 1254, 19 km N
Battle of Pokarwis 1261, 21 km SW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Chojnice 18 September 1454
After: Siege of Marienburg 28 September 1457
All 7 engagements of Thirteen Years' War

Elsewhere in 1455

First Battle of St Albans United Kingdom
Siege of Berat Albania
Battle of Arkinholm United Kingdom
Battle of Bubaigawara Japan
Siege of Novo Brdo Kosovo

Battle of Knipawa is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q48719808, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle for Kneiphof, revision 1370430661, 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.