Teutonic Knights Crushed at Swiecino: Order Crumbles
Polish forces routed the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Swiecino during the Thirteen Years' War, capturing the Order's field commander and shattering their remaining offensive capability in Pomerania. The defeat accelerated the Teutonic Order's territorial collapse across the Baltic region and hastened the peace negotiations that culminated in the Second Peace of Thorn. That treaty stripped the crusading state of its wealthiest provinces and reduced the once-dominant Order to a vassal of the Polish Crown.
September 17, 1462
564 years ago
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