Featuring full-colour artwork, maps and carefully chosen
illustrations, this exciting book investigates the Teutonic Knights
and their Lithuanian foes during the epic Lithuanian Crusade. The
Teutonic Knights were a military order committed to spreading
Christendom eastwards into the non-Christian realms of the Baltic and
Russia. They progressively extended their control across the various
feuding tribes of the Baltic until they confronted the Grand Duchy of
Lithuania, a relatively well-organized and cohesive state. Fully
illustrated, this book investigates the fighting men on both sides,
assessing their origins, tactics, armament and combat effectiveness in
three clashes of the Lithuanian Crusade. The battle of Voplaukis
(1311), triggered by a major Lithuanian invasion of newly
Christianized lands, saw the Teutonic Knights defeat the numerous but
relatively poorly equipped Lithuanian raiders once they had brought
them to battle. As a result, the Lithuanians would begin to prepare
for full-scale warfare, and the siege of Kaunas (1362) was the
month-long investment of the first brick-built castle the Lithuanians
constructed. In the battle of Grunwald (1410), the forces of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth – fielding knights by now almost
comparable to those of the Order – broke the armies of the Teutonic
Knights, a defeat from which the Order would never really recover.
This lively study lifts the veil on these formidable medieval warriors
and three battles that shaped the Baltic world.
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The Lithuanian Crusade 1283–1435
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781472851499
Publisert
2022
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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