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Battle of Marienburg

Battle of Marienburg was a battle fought on 27 September 1422 at Malbork Castle, in what is now Poland. It was part of the Golub War. The recorded result: Moldavian victory. Recorded strength: 400 Moldavian horsemen according to Jan Długosz against 4,000 Teutonic Knights and German mercenaries according to Jan Długosz.

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Victory of Moldavians against Teutons in the battle of Marienburg, 1422
Victory of Moldavians against Teutons in the battle of Marienburg, 1422. V. Panaiteanu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 September 1422
WhereMalbork Castle, Poland54.040N, 19.028E
OutcomeMoldavian victory
BelligerentsMoldaviaagainstTeutonic Order
Part ofGolub War1422

Record

Date27 September 1422
PlaceMalbork Castle, Poland
54.040N, 19.028E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength400 Moldavian horsemen according to Jan Długosz4,000 Teutonic Knights and German mercenaries according to Jan Długosz
Casualties and losses150 killed and wounded according to Jan Długosz3,000 killed; 200 wounded; 300 captured; 300 deserted according to Jan Długosz
Commanders
  • Alexander the Good
  • Paul von Rusdorf
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1410 and 1457.

Elsewhere in 1422

Battle of Marienburg 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 Q18245721, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Marienburg (1422), revision 1376023680, 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.