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Battle of Opole

Battle of Opole was a battle fought in March 1241 at Opole, in what is now Poland. It was part of the Mongol invasion of Poland, which ran from 1240 to 1241. The recorded result: Mongol victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtMarch 1241
WhereOpole, Poland50.665N, 17.927E
OutcomeMongol victory
BelligerentsMongol EmpireagainstPoles (from the provinces of Silesia and Lesser Poland)
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofMongol invasion of Poland1240 to 1241

Where it sits in the Mongol invasion of Poland

Sack of Kraków, 1241Battle of Tursko, 1241Battle of Tarczek, 1241Sacking of Sandomierz (1241), 1241Battle of Racibórz, 1241Battle of Opole, 1241Battle of Chmielnik, 124112411241Battle of Opole, 1241
7 placed engagements of the Mongol invasion of Poland in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateMarch 1241 (month precision)
PlaceOpole, Poland
50.665N, 17.927E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Władysław Opolski
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Battle of Opole 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 Q11688214, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Opole, revision 1370452228, 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.