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Battle of Wilkomierz

Battle of Wilkomierz was a battle fought on 1 September 1435 at Ukmergė, in what is now Lithuania. It was part of the Lithuanian Civil War of 1432–1438, which ran from 1432 to 1438. The recorded result: Victory of Sigismund Kęstutaitis. Recorded strength: 11,000 (contemporary exaggeration: 30,000) against 9,500 (contemporary exaggeration: 30,000).

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Fought1 September 1435
WhereUkmergė, Lithuania55.166N, 24.771E
OutcomeVictory of Sigismund Kęstutaitis
BelligerentsEastern Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Polotsk, Vitebsk, Smolensk, Kiev, Volhynia); Livonian Order; Golden HordeagainstWestern Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Samogitia, Podlaskie, Hrodna, Minsk); Kingdom of Poland
Part ofLithuanian Civil War of 1432–14381432 to 1438

Record

Date1 September 1435
PlaceUkmergė, Lithuania
55.166N, 24.771E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength11,000 (contemporary exaggeration: 30,000)9,500 (contemporary exaggeration: 30,000)
Commanders
  • Švitrigaila
  • Franco Kerskorff
  • Sigismund Korybut
  • Sigismund Kęstutaitis
  • Michael Žygimantaitis
  • Jakub Kobylański
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Battle of Wilkomierz is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 52 in present-day Lithuania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1411508, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Wiłkomierz, revision 1370594344, 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.