Siege of Allenstein

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Siege of Allenstein
Part of the Polish–Teutonic War (1519–21)

Warmia (Ermland) surrounded by the Duchy of Prussia founded in 1525
DateJanuary–February 1521
Location
Allenstein, Prince-Bishopric of Warmia (Ermland)
Result Polish victory, siege lifted[1]
Belligerents
Kingdom of Poland Teutonic Order
Commanders and leaders
Nicolaus Copernicus[2] Wilhelm von Schaumber[3]
Strength
200 infantry, several hundred dismounted cavalry[3] 400 infantry, 600 heavy cavalry, 400 light cavalry[3]
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown
Warmia (Ermland) in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (founded 1569)

The siege of Allenstein or the siege of Olsztyn took place from January 1521 to February 1521, during the Polish–Teutonic War (1519–1521).

The town of Allenstein (Olsztyn) was defended by Polish forces against those of the Monastic Order of the Teutonic Knights. The defense of the town was successfully organized and coordinated by astronomer and scholar Nicolaus Copernicus.[2][4] The Polish forces successfully resisted the Teutonic Knights, who eventually had to lift the siege.[1] By the end of 1521 the Teutonic Knights were forced to ask for an armistice and in 1525 the Grand Master of the Order, Albrecht Hohenzollern, paid homage to the Polish king, Sigismund the Old.[5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Rep was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Jerzy Jan Lerski, Piotr Wróbel, Richard J. Kozicki, "Historical dictionary of Poland, 966-1945", Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, pg. 403, [1]
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Kurs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Marcus Hellyer, "The scientific revolution: the essential readings", Wiley-Blackwell, 2003, pg. 47, [2]
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Moore was invoked but never defined (see the help page).