Siege of Malbork

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The Siege of Malbork was a 1410 military campaign in which Polish-Lithuanian forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the Teutonic Knights’ heavily fortified capital at Malbork Castle following their defeat at the Battle of Grunwald.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
siege
aftermath negotiations leading to the First Peace of Thorn (1411)
alsoKnownAs Siege of Marienburg
linked to: Siege of Malbork
attacker Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
belligerent Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
Teutonic Order
capitalOfDefender Malbork Castle
linked to: Marienburg Castle
cause defeat of the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Grunwald
commander Ulrich von Jungingen
Władysław II Jagiełło
conflictOf Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War
linked to: Thirteen Years' War
date 1410
defender Teutonic Order
defensiveAdvantage heavily fortified Teutonic capital
era Late Middle Ages
fortificationType brick castle
medieval fortress
historicalPeriod Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic conflicts
involvedPolity Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
State of the Teutonic Order
languageOfAlternativeName German
location Malbork
Malbork Castle
linked to: Marienburg Castle

State of the Teutonic Order
militaryObjectiveFailed capture of Malbork Castle
militaryTechnology medieval siege warfare
objective capture of Malbork Castle
capture of the Teutonic Order capital
partOf Polish–Lithuanian campaigns against the Teutonic Order
Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War
linked to: Thirteen Years' War
precededBy Battle of Grunwald
presentDayLocation Malbork, Poland
linked to: Malbork
region Central Europe
relatedEvent First Peace of Thorn (1411)
relatedTo Battle of Grunwald
Teutonic Knights
linked to: Teutonic Order

Władysław II Jagiełło
result Polish–Lithuanian failure to capture Malbork Castle
Teutonic victory
significance maintained Teutonic control of their capital
prevented immediate collapse of the Teutonic Order
year 1410

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Battle of Grunwald followedBy Siege of Malbork
Siege of Malbork alsoKnownAs Siege of Marienburg
linked to: Siege of Malbork
Great War (1409–1411) relatedEvent siege of Malbork (Marienburg)
linked to: Siege of Malbork