Two military engagements are known as the Battle of Liegnitz after the Silesian town of Liegnitz - Legnica, in south-western Poland:
- The Battle of Legnica (1241) was a battle in the Mongol invasion of Europe
- The Battle of Liegnitz (1760) was a battle in the Seven Years' War
Famous quotes containing the words battle of and/or battle:
“The militancy of men, through all the centuries, has drenched the world with blood, and for these deeds of horror and destruction men have been rewarded with monuments, with great songs and epics. The militancy of women has harmed no human life save the lives of those who fought the battle of righteousness. Time alone will reveal what reward will be allotted to women.”
—Emmeline Pankhurst (1858–1928)
“The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.”
—Bible: Hebrew Ecclesiastes, 9:11.