Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Bolesław I the Brave

Battles of Bolesław I the Brave

first King of Poland (967–1025)

Bolesław I the Brave is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1005 and 1017: 2 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in Germany (2), Poland (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 293 km apart end to end, 98 km between engagements on average.

Battle of the SpreeSiege of LubuszBattle of Dadosesani LandSiege of NiemczaBattle of the SpreeSiege of LubuszBattle of Dadosesani LandSiege of NiemczaBerlinDresdenWrocławPoznańLeipzigPotsdamZielona GóraCottbusChemnitzOpole100 km51.571N, 15.475E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1005: 1 engagements1 in 10051012: 1 engagements1 in 10121015: 1 engagements1 in 10151017: 1 engagements1 in 101710051017
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of the Spree, 1005Siege of Lubusz, 1012Battle of Dadosesani Land, 1015Siege of Niemcza, 101710051017
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
6 September 1005Battle of the SpreeGermanyInconclusive
19 August 1012Siege of LubuszLebus, Germany45 km NEPolish victory
1 September 1015Battle of Dadosesani LandPoland118 km SEPolish victory; Successful retreat of the Holy Roman Empire...
August 1017Siege of NiemczaNiemcza, Poland131 km SEPolish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Marcello Bacciarelli, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.