Battles & Campaigns · 1410
Battle of Koronowo
Łąsko Wielkie, near Koronowo, Poland
What happened
Polish archers harassed the withdrawing Teutonic knights before the two armies met near Łąsko Wielkie. The fighting came in three rounds, with two truces in between. In the last round a Polish knight seized the Order's banner, and the Teutonic force broke and fled.
Why it matters
The chronicler Jan Długosz wrote that experts thought it more important than Grunwald. It was fought three months after the great Polish–Lithuanian victory at Grunwald.
What came next
The Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War went on; Küchmeister was captured.
Did you know?
During the truces, the knights of both sides cared for horses and wounded and shared wine like old friends.
Timeline
- 15 Jul 1410Battle of Grunwald.
- 10 Oct 1410Battle of Koronowo.
- 10 Oct 1410Küchmeister is captured.