naval engagement, medieval

Battle of Vistula Lagoon

Name: Battle of Vistula Lagoon
Start: 1463-09-15
Location: Vistula Lagoon, Russia

Battle of Vistula Lagoon was a naval engagement fought on 15 September 1463 at Vistula Lagoon, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Thirteen Years' War, which ran from 1454 to 1466. The recorded result: Polish-Prussian victory. Recorded strength: 30 ships against 44 ships.

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Fought15 September 1463

WhereVistula Lagoon, Russia54.450N, 19.750E

OutcomePolish-Prussian victory

BelligerentsPolish Crown; Prussian ConfederationagainstTeutonic Order

Casualties and lossesLightand200 killed and wounded; 550 captured; 44 ships sunk or captured

Part ofThirteen Years' War1454 to 1466

Where it sits in the Thirteen Years' War

7 placed engagements of the Thirteen Years' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	15 September 1463
Place	Vistula Lagoon, Russia 54.450N, 19.750E
Kind	Naval engagement, medieval
Strength	30 ships	44 ships
Casualties and losses	Light	200 killed and wounded; 550 captured; 44 ships sunk or captured
Commanders	Ludwig von Erlichshausen Bernard Szumborski

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

Nearest engagements

Siege of Allenstein 1520, 8.6 km SE
Battle of Braniewo 1807, 9.1 km SE
Heiligenbeil Pocket 1945, 12 km E
Battle of Pokarwis 1261, 35 km NE
Battle of Krücken 1249, 45 km E

In the same war

Before: Battle of Świecino 17 September 1462
All 7 engagements of Thirteen Years' War

Elsewhere in 1463

Siege of Jajce Bosnia and Herzegovina
Battle of Chikhori Georgia
Battle of Kljuc Bosnia and Herzegovina
Siege of Tangier Morocco
Siege of Trieste Italy

Battle of Vistula Lagoon is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q835077, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vistula Lagoon, revision 1370592645, 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.