Battle of Liegnitz

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Liegnitz was a 1241 clash in Silesia where Mongol forces decisively defeated a coalition of European knights, contributing to the Mongol invasion’s advance into Central Europe.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Liegnitz canonical	4
Liegnitz	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Mohi ⓘ Mongol advance toward Moravia ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Battle of Legnica ⓘ Battle of Wahlstatt ⓘ
hasBelligerent	Duchy of Silesia ⓘ Kingdom of Poland ⓘ Mongol Empire ⓘ Knights Templar ⓘ surface form: Templars Teutonic Order ⓘ surface form: Teutonic Knights various European knights ⓘ
hasCasualties	heavy European casualties ⓘ light to moderate Mongol casualties ⓘ
hasCombatantSide	European coalition on defending side ⓘ Mongol Empire on attacking side ⓘ
hasCommander	Baidar ⓘ Henry II the Pious ⓘ Kadan ⓘ Orda Khan ⓘ
hasConflictType	cavalry engagement ⓘ
hasDate	1241-04-09 ⓘ
hasEra	High Middle Ages ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod	Mongol invasions of Europe ⓘ surface form: Mongol westward expansion
hasLegacy	commemorated in Polish and German historiography ⓘ symbol of Mongol military superiority in 13th-century Europe ⓘ
hasNotableFeature	coalition of Polish, Silesian, and German forces ⓘ use of psychological warfare by Mongols ⓘ
hasOutcomeDetail	death of Henry II the Pious ⓘ
hasPrimaryOpponents	Mongol cavalry vs European heavy cavalry ⓘ
hasRegionContext	Central Europe ⓘ
hasResult	Mongol victory ⓘ
hasSignificance	contributed to Mongol advance into Central Europe ⓘ weakened Polish and Silesian resistance to Mongol invasion ⓘ
hasTacticUsed	Mongol encirclement ⓘ Mongol feigned retreat ⓘ
hasYear	1241 ⓘ
locatedIn	Silesia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Poland ⓘ
partOf	Mongol invasions of Europe ⓘ surface form: Mongol invasion of Europe
precededBy	Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ
tookPlaceNear	Legnica NERFINISHED ⓘ Wahlstatt ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Batu Khan → battle → Battle of Liegnitz ⓘ

Battle of Legnica → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Liegnitz ⓘ

Battle of Torgau → relatedEvent → Battle of Liegnitz ⓘ

European theatre of the Seven Years' War → hasBattle → Battle of Liegnitz ⓘ

Legnica → formerName → Battle of Liegnitz ⓘ

this entity surface form: Liegnitz