battle, medieval

Battle of Tarczek

Name: Battle of Tarczek
Start: 1241-02-13
Location: Tarczek, Poland

Battle of Tarczek was a battle fought on 13 February 1241 at Tarczek, 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: 10,000 against Unknown.

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Fought13 February 1241

WhereTarczek, Poland50.943N, 21.003E

OutcomeMongol victory

BelligerentsMongol EmpireagainstKingdom of Poland

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

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	13 February 1241
Place	Tarczek, Poland 50.943N, 21.003E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	10,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Kadan

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Radom 1939, 29 km NE
Battle of Iłżą 1831, 29 km NE
Battle of Iłża 1864, 29 km NE
Battle of Pakosław 1915, 30 km NE
Battle of Ceber 1944, 33 km SE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Tursko 1241
After: Sacking of Sandomierz (1241) 1241
All 7 engagements of Mongol invasion of Poland

Elsewhere in 1241

Battle of Tarczek 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 Q5410388, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tarczek, revision 1370275243, 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.