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Battle of Legnica

Battle of Legnica was a battle fought on 9 April 1241 at Legnickie Pole, in what is now Poland. It was part of Mongol invasions and conquests, which ran from 1206 to 1337. The recorded result: Mongol victory.

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Bitwa pod Legnicą na miedziorycie Matthäusa Meriana Starszego z 1630 roku pod tytułem „Wielka klęska chrześcijan pobitych przez Tatarów”
Bitwa pod Legnicą na miedziorycie Matthäusa Meriana Starszego z 1630 roku pod tytułem „Wielka klęska chrześcijan pobitych przez Tatarów”. Matthäus Merian, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 April 1241
WhereLegnickie Pole, Poland51.145N, 16.223E
OutcomeMongol victory
BelligerentsMongol EmpireagainstPoland; Moravia; Knights Templar
Part ofMongol invasions and conquests1206 to 1337

Where it sits in Mongol invasions and conquests

Siege of Multan, 1222Battle of the Kalka River, 1223Siege of Kuju, 1231Battle of Cheoin, 1232Battle of Legnica, 1241Battle of Mohi, 1241Siege of Lahore, 1241Siege of Gerdkuh, 1253Siege of Maymun-Diz, 1256Siege of Alamut, 1256Siege of Lambsar, 1256Capture of Damascus, 1260Siege of Aleppo, 1260Battle of Ain Jalut, 1260Siege of Mosul, 1261Siege of al-Bira, 1272Battle of Bun'ei, 1274Battle of Iki (1274), 1274Battle of Kōan, 1281Second Battle of Homs, 1281Battle of Sind, 1298Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar, 1299Capture of Damascus, 1300Battle of Aleppo, 1303Battle of Marj al-Saffar, 1303Battle of Amroha, 1305Battle of Ravi, 1306Siege of Anazarba, 1307Siege of Al-Rahba, 131212221312Battle of Legnica, 1241
30 placed engagements of Mongol invasions and conquests in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 April 1241
PlaceLegnickie Pole, Poland
51.145N, 16.223E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Henry II the Pious
  • Mieszko II the Fat
  • Sulisław of Cracow
  • Boleslaus Děpolt
Battle of LegnicaBattle of LegnicaBattle of LiegnitzBattle of KatzbachBattle of HohenfriedbergBattle of LeuthenSiege of SchweidnitzBattle of LiegnitzBattle of KatzbachBattle of HohenfriedbergSiege of SchweidnitzPragueGliwiceZielona GóraPardubiceCottbusOpoleLiberecHradec Králové100 km51.145N, 16.223E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Legnica
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Legnica today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-06-30. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 132 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 95 to 199 m, 104 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 77% cropland, 9% tree cover, 8% grassland.

cropland: 77%tree cover: 9%grassland: 8%built-up: 5%cropland 77%tree cover 9%grassland 8%built-up 5%
west to east, 10.0 km127 to 178 mnorth to south, 10.0 km107 to 180 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1241

Battle of Legnica is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q159512, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Legnica, revision 1374130078, 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.