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The Battle of Legnica (Polish: bitwa pod Legnicą), also known as the Battle of Liegnitz (German: Schlacht von Liegnitz) or Battle of Wahlstatt (German: Schlacht bei Wahlstatt), was a battle between the Mongol Empire and the combined defending forces of European fighters that took place at Legnickie Pole (Wahlstatt) near the city of Legnica in the Silesia province of the Kingdom of Poland on 9 April 1241.
Battle of Legnica | |||||||
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Part of the Mongol invasion of Poland | |||||||
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Units involved | |||||||
Cavalry, mostly horse archers and lancers. | Infantry, Polish conscripts, mercenaries, Bavarian miners, mounted knights | ||||||
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Between 3,000[1] and 8,000 |
3,800–4,300,[2][lower-alpha 1] 8,000,[3] 65–88 Knights Templar | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Almost entire army destroyed. 3 Knights Templars killed. |
A combined force of Poles and Moravians under the command of the Polish duke Henry II the Pious of Silesia, supported by feudal nobility and a few knights from military orders sent by the Pope, attempted to halt the Mongol invasion of Europe. The battle came two days before the Mongol victory over the Hungarians at the much larger Battle of Mohi.