battle, medieval

Sacking of Sandomierz (1241)

Name: Sacking of Sandomierz (1241)
Location: Poland

Sacking of Sandomierz (1241) was a battle fought in 1241 in what is now Poland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Mongol invasion of Poland, which ran from 1240 to 1241. The recorded result: Capture and destruction of the city of Sandomierz. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1241

WherePoland50.683N, 21.750E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeCapture and destruction of the city of Sandomierz

BelligerentsMongol EmpireagainstKingdom of Poland

Casualties and lossesUnknownandEstimated very high

Part ofMongol invasion of Poland1240 to 1241

Where it sits in the Mongol invasion of Poland

7 placed engagements of the Mongol invasion of Poland in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1241 (year precision)
Place	Poland 50.683N, 21.750E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Estimated very high
Commanders	Baidar Kadan	Pakosław of Sandomierz

Placed at its recorded location; 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 Słupcza 1863, 8.3 km NE
Battle of Zawichost 1205, 16 km NE
Battle of Rybnica 1863, 25 km W
Battle of Konary 1915, 26 km W
Battle of Opatów 1864, 27 km NW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Tarczek 13 February 1241
After: Battle of Racibórz 20 March 1241
All 7 engagements of Mongol invasion of Poland

Elsewhere in 1241

Sacking of Sandomierz (1241) 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 Q16323438, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Sack of Sandomierz (1241), revision 1370729688, 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.