Battle of Legnica

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Mongol invasion of Europe battle battle medieval battle

The Battle of Legnica was a 1241 clash in Silesia where a coalition of European forces led by Duke Henry II the Pious was decisively defeated by the Mongols during their westward expansion into Europe.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bitwa pod Legnicą	1
Liegnitz	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mongol invasion of Europe battle ⓘ battle ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Liegnitz ⓘ Battle of Legnica ⓘ surface form: Bitwa pod Legnicą
belligerent	Duchy of Silesia ⓘ European coalition forces ⓘ Kingdom of Poland (fragmented) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mongol Empire ⓘ Knights Templar ⓘ surface form: Templars (contingent) Teutonic Order ⓘ surface form: Teutonic Knights (contingent) local Silesian and Polish levies ⓘ
casualties	heavy losses for European forces ⓘ relatively light losses for Mongol forces ⓘ
cause	Mongol westward expansion into Europe ⓘ
combatantType	feudal levies and knights vs nomadic cavalry ⓘ
commander	Baiju ⓘ Henry II the Pious ⓘ Kadan ⓘ
commemoratedOn	local anniversaries in Lower Silesia ⓘ
date	9 April 1241 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Mohi ⓘ Mongol advance toward Moravia ⓘ
historicalEra	High Middle Ages ⓘ
memorial	monuments near Legnickie Pole ⓘ
notableDeath	Henry II the Pious ⓘ
objective	to neutralize Polish and Silesian resistance ⓘ
outcome	decisive Mongol victory ⓘ
partOf	Mongol invasions of Europe ⓘ surface form: Mongol invasion of Europe Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ
place	Silesia ⓘ near Legnica ⓘ
predecessorEvent	Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ surface form: Mongol raids in Lesser Poland
presentLocation	Poland ⓘ
region	Lower Silesia ⓘ
relatedTo	European responses to Mongol invasions ⓘ Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ surface form: Mongol invasion of Poland (1240–1241)
result	Mongol victory ⓘ
significance	demonstrated effectiveness of Mongol steppe warfare in Central Europe ⓘ weakened regional resistance to Mongol forces ⓘ
tacticsUsed	Mongol feigned retreat ⓘ Mongol horse archers ⓘ
year	1241 ⓘ

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

Battle of Legnica → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Legnica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bitwa pod Legnicą

Henry II the Pious → conflict → Battle of Legnica ⓘ

Mongol conquests → hasPart → Battle of Legnica ⓘ

Mongol invasion of Poland → hasPart → Battle of Legnica ⓘ

Mongol invasions of Europe → hasPart → Battle of Legnica ⓘ

Subutai → notableBattle → Battle of Legnica ⓘ

Leopold Kronecker → placeOfBirth → Battle of Legnica ⓘ

this entity surface form: Liegnitz

Battle of Mohi → relatedEvent → Battle of Legnica ⓘ