Battle of Chmielnik

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The Battle of Chmielnik was a 1241 clash in Lesser Poland in which Mongol forces decisively defeated Polish troops, contributing to the devastation of the region during the Mongol invasion of Europe.

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Battle of Chmielnik canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
Mongol Empire ⓘ
combatant Mongol forces ⓘ
Polish troops ⓘ
conflict Mongol invasion of Europe ⓘ
country Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
date 1241 ⓘ
effect devastation of Lesser Poland ⓘ
weakening of Polish defenses ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Legnica ⓘ
historicalRegion Lesser Poland Voivodeship ⓘ
involved Mongol cavalry ⓘ
Polish knights ⓘ
location Chmielnik ⓘ
Lesser Poland ⓘ
notableFor decisive Mongol victory over Polish forces ⓘ
opponent Mongol Empire ⓘ
Polish forces ⓘ
partOf Mongol campaigns in Poland ⓘ
Mongol invasion of Central Europe ⓘ
Mongol invasion of Poland ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Tursko ⓘ
result Mongol victory ⓘ
significance contributed to the collapse of organized Polish resistance in Lesser Poland ⓘ
timePeriod 13th century ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
year 1241 ⓘ

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Mongol invasion of Poland → hasPart → Battle of Chmielnik ⓘ
Duchy of Sandomierz → significantBattle → Battle of Chmielnik ⓘ