Historical calendar: the anniversary of the lost conflict with the Mongols at Legnica. The Duke Henry II of Pious died there, which stopped the process of unifying the Polish lands.
Today in our calendar we will look at the circumstances accompanying this event.
In the mediate of the 13th century, Polish lands were located in the highest period of territory breakdown. As the principalities were divided into smaller and smaller, their situation deteriorated rapidly in the confrontation not only with the stronger hub neighbors, but besides with increasingly aggressive abroad centres.
In 1241, the first and most tragic Mongol invasion of Poland took place. Batu-chan's main attack went to Hungary, but rightly provided for the anticipation of Polish aid, The Mongols have directed the auxiliary attack over the Vistula River. Asian barbarians, according to the principles of their Turkish civilization, did not admit any holiness.
They destroyed everything in their path. They smoked villages and castles, robbed, raped and murdered the population for fun. amazed by the tactics and scale of the invasion, the Piast princes under the leadership of Henry the Pious, faced the Gentiles in the conflict of Legnica.
In the first phase of the fight, Poles could gain the advantage, especially as the Mongols were exhausted by lengthy marches and many skirmishes along the way. At 1 point, the Tartars wanted to leave the battlefield and moved on to retreat. However, it was besides a critical minute for the Polish army. The knights panicked and... they besides began to flee under the leadership of the Duke of Opole-Raciborski, Lives II Obese. Then the Mongolian commander stopped his soldiers and ordered them to attack immediately.
Ultimately, the invaders managed to capture Henry II the Pious and break up his troops. The prince was beheaded, and his head was cast upon a spear and thrown upon a pile of Christian dead bodies, piled at the ft of the Mongolian chief.
The clash proved to be a full defeat of Western-style Polish troops, completely unprepared to face the Mongol tactics. Nevertheless, the worst consequence of the invasion was the death of Henry the Pious. After any time, the largest principality of the diocese fell completely from Poland.
The subsequent Mongol invasions of the years 1259 and 1260 were no longer so terrible, and Poles prepared for them much better – among another things, by partially adopting the kind of fighting invaders. The last invasion from 1287 was broken by Poles in the battles of Łagowo and Stary Sącz, where Polish troops were supported by Hungarian meals.
Mongol invasions, though destructive, did not lead to permanent seizure of Polish lands and their dependence on Mongols, as happened to lands east of the Bug. The long-term Mongol business of the Russian lands led to the improvement of a circumstantial Turkish-Slavic culture there, whose properties in the future besides weighed on the destiny of Poland.
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