Battle of Zawichost

Battle of Zawichost
Part of the German throne dispute (1198–1215)[2]
Date19 June[3] or 14 October 1205
Location
Zawichost, Vistula River, Seniorate Province, Duchy of Sandomierz
Result Polish victory[1]
Belligerents
Duchy of Sandomierz
Duchy of Masovia
Supported by:
House of Welf[1]		 Principality of Galicia–Volhynia
Supported by:
House of Honenstaufen[1]
Commanders and leaders
Leszek I the White
Konrad I of Masovia		 Roman the Great † [2]
Strength
2,000—2,500[4] 5,000—7,500[a]
Casualties and losses
Light[6] Almost all killed[6]

The Battle of Zawichost (1205) was fought between Roman the Great of Galicia-Volhynia and Leszek the White of Sandomierz (in Lesser Poland), along with his brother Konrad I of Masovia. After declaring war and invading Lesser Poland, Roman and his forces (druzhina) were ambushed by the Poles in the vicinity of Zawichost by the river Vistula (Wisła). In the tumult that followed, Roman was killed and the Polish victory would lead to growing power for Leszek and Konrad, while triggering a war of succession in Galicia–Volhynia. The battle is considered one of the greatest victories of medieval Poland.[7]

  1. ^ a b c Perfecky 1973, p. 128.
  2. ^ a b Perfecky 1973, pp. 127–128.
  3. ^ The Annals of Jan Długosz p. 153
  4. ^ Foryt 2021, p. 121.
  5. ^ Foryt 2021, p. 119.
  6. ^ a b The Annals of Jan Długosz p. 154
  7. ^ Słupecki Leszek P., (1999) Bitwa pod Zawichostem, 19 czerwca 1205, Szkice Zawichojskie, red. Teresa Dunin-Wąsowicz, Stanisław Tabaczyński, Wydawnictwo Instytutu Archeologii i Etnologii PAN, Zawichost (in Polish)


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