Siege of Bautzen

Siege of Bautzen
Part of German–Polish War
Crisis of the Piast dynasty
Date1029
Location
Bautzen, Kingdom of Poland
Result Polish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Poland Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mieszko II Lambert Conrad II

The siege of Bautzen (German: Belagerung von Bautzen; Polish: Oblężenie Budziszyna) was a siege of city of Bautzen, Kingdom of Poland that took place in 1029 during the German–Polish War between 1028 and 1031. Following the raid of Saxony organised by king of Poland, Mieszko II Lambert, Conrad II, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, had attacked Poland and organised the siege of the city. Despite heavy casualties, Polish forces managed to defeat the attackers, and Imperial forces had retreated.[1][2]

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References

  1. ^ Poczet władców Polski by F.K. Olesiejuk. Ożarów Mazowiecki. p. 95. ISBN 978-83-274-7062-1.
  2. ^ Samp M. (2020), Budziszyn 1029: Mieszko II i oblężenie połabskiego grodu, (in Polish) Zabrze–Tarnowskie Góry: Inforteditions, p. 6—52 ISBN 978-83-65982-77-3

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