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Siege of Medvėgalis

Siege of Medvėgalis was a siege conducted on 1 February 1329 at Medvėgalis, in what is now Lithuania. It was part of the Lithuanian Crusade, which ran from 1283 to 1410. The recorded result: Teutonic victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 to 6,000 against 350 knights and 18,000 soldiers.

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Hillfort Medvėgalis
Hillfort Medvėgalis. Kusurija, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 February 1329
WhereMedvėgalis, Lithuania55.629N, 22.389E
OutcomeTeutonic victory
BelligerentsSamogitiaagainstTeutonic Order
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 Medvėgalis, 1329
9 placed engagements of the Lithuanian Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 February 1329
PlaceMedvėgalis, Lithuania
55.629N, 22.389E
KindSiege, medieval
Strength3,000 to 6,000350 knights and 18,000 soldiers
Commanders
  • Werner von Orseln
  • John of Bohemia
Siege of MedvėgalisSiege of MedvėgalisBattle of MedininkaiBattle of TryszkiBattle of MemelBattle of RossienySiege of ChristmemelBattle of MedininkaiBattle of TryszkiBattle of MemelBattle of RossienySiege of ChristmemelKaliningradLiepagaKaunasJelgavaSovetskChernyakhovsk100 km55.629N, 22.389E
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Elsewhere in 1329

Siege of Medvėgalis 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 Q12665039, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Medvėgalis, revision 1382479429, 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.