Battle of Łagów
| Battle of Łagów | |||||||
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| Part of the Mongol invasion of Poland | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mongol Empire | Kingdom of Poland | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Talabuga Khan | Leszek II the Black | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 10,000 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Łagów was a battle during the Third Mongol invasion of Poland in the winter of 1287, where a Polish army defeated an invading Mongolian force.
Battle
[edit]The Mongols began the Third Mongol Invasion of Poland with two separate armies. The northern army was commanded by Talabuga Khan. The senior Polish Duke Leszek II the Black advanced with his army to meet it. They met in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains after the Mongols had unsuccessfully besieged the Święty Krzyż Monastery. Leszek the Black managed to defeat Tulabuga near Łagów, who then withdrew from Poland.
After his victory, Leszek the Black rushed south, where another Mongolian force under command of Nogai Khan had invaded Lesser Poland.
Sources
[edit]- Stefan Krakowski: Polska w walce z najazdami tatarskimi w XIII wieku, Publisher : MON 1956, pp. 209–210. (in Polish)