Title:
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TANNENBERG 1410
DISASTER FOR THE TEUTONIC KNIGHTS |
By: |
Stephen Turnbull, Richard Hook (Illus) |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£16.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1841765619 |
ISBN 13: |
9781841765617 |
Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
Pub. date: |
20 May, 2003 |
Series: |
Osprey Campaign S. No.122 |
Pages: |
96 |
Description: |
In June 1410 an army of Poles, Lithuanians, Russians, Tartars and Cossacks invaded the territory of the Teutonic Knights. When the armies clashed at the Battle of Tannenberg it resulted in a defeat for the order from which it would never recover. |
Synopsis: |
By 1400 the long running conflict between the Teutonic Knights and the Polish-Lithuanian kingdom was coming to a head. In June 1410 Ladislos II of Lithuania invaded the Order's territory with an army of 10,000. It included many of the Teutonic Knights enemies - Poles, Lithuanians, Russians, Tartars and Cossacks. The armies clashed on the rolling hills of Tannenberg, although neither side could gain any decisive advantage. The Hochmeister then led his remaining reserve against the Lithuanian King's contingent in an attempt to pierce the enemy line. His charge failed and he and many of the Order's leading officer's were surrounded and killed. The Teutonic Knights never recovered from this disastrous defeat, which marked the beginning of a terminal decline in this once great Order. |
Illustrations: |
75 b&w and 11 colour illustrations |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |