List of Wars Involving Poland - Jagiellon Poland

Jagiellon Poland

For much of its early history as a Christian state, Poland had to contend with Pomeranians, Prussians, Lithuanians and other Baltic peoples in continuous border wars without clear results or end in sight. After the Teutonic Order conquered and assimilated the Prussians, it began incursions into both Polish and Lithuanian territories. This represented a far greater threat to both Poland and Lithuania, and the two countries united in a defensive alliance by the crowning of the Lithuanian Duke Jogaila as King of Poland (as Władysław II) which led to a major confrontation at the Battle of Grunwald in 1410 and subsequent wars until 1525, when the Order became a vassal to the Polish Crown.

Date Conflict Allies Enemies Result
1387 Jadwiga Andegaweńska's raid on Red Ruthenia Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary Polish victory
1390–1392 Lithuanian Civil War Jogaila
Kingdom of Poland		 Vytautas
Teutonic Knights		 Jogaila's victory
1391 Fights against Konrad II the Gray for Wschowa Kingdom of Poland Duchy of Oels Polish victory
1391–1401 War against Władysław Opolczyk Kingdom of Poland Duchy of Opole Polish victory
1399 Fights against Golden Horde
  • Battle of the Vorskla River
 Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Kingdom of Poland
Teutonic Knights
Principality of Moldavia		 Golden Horde Polish and Lithuanian defeat
1409–1411
  • 1410
  • 1410
 Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War (1409–1411)
  • Battle of Grunwald
  • Battle of Koronowo
 Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania		 Teutonic Knights
Kingdom of Hungary		 First Peace of Thorn
1414 Hunger War
  • Siege of Brodnica
 Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania		 Teutonic Knights Council of Constance
1422 Gollub War Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Principality of Moldavia		 Teutonic Knights Treaty of Melno
1431–1435/39
  • 1431
  • 1431
  • 1435
 Polish–Teutonic War (1431–1435)
  • Battle of Murchawa
  • Battle of Dąbki
  • Battle of Wilkomierz
 Hussites
Kingdom of Poland
Sigismund Kęstutaitis		 Teutonic Knights
Švitrigaila		 Peace of Brześć Kujawski
1438 Polish-Bohemian fights for Silesia
  • Siege of Tabór
 Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania		 Kingdom of Bohemia
Kingdom of Hungary		 Polish and Lithuanian defeat
1438 Tatar raid on Podolia Kingdom of Poland Crimean Khanate Polish defeat
1439 Spytek of Melsztyn's confederation
  • Battle of Grotniki
 Kingdom of Poland Spytek of Melsztyn Crushing of the confederation
1440–1444 Lithuanian-Masovian War for Podlachia Duchy of Masovia Grand Duchy of Lithuania Indecisive
1440–1442 Civil War in Hungary Władysław III of Poland
Kingdom of Poland		 Elizabeth of Luxembourg Władysława III's victory
1444 Władysław III raid on Ottoman Empire
  • Battle of Varna
 Kingdom of Poland
Kingdom of Hungary
others		 Ottoman Empire Polish-Hungarian defeat
1449–1450 Fights for Moldavian throne Kingdom of Poland
Aleksander II of Moldavia		 Bogdan II of Moldavia Aleksander II's defeat
1450–1454 Fights of Land of Oświęcim Kingdom of Poland Duchy of Toszek Polish victory
1453 Tatar raid on Podolia Kingdom of Poland Crimean Khanate Polish victory
1454–1466
  • 1454
 Thirteen Years' War
  • Battle of Chojnice
  • other battles
 Kingdom of Poland
Prussian Confederation		 Teutonic Knights
Livonian Brothers of the Sword
Kingdom of Denmark		 Second Peace of Thorn
1457–1458 Rebellion of unpaid mercenaries Kingdom of Poland Duchy of Oświęcim
Mercenaries		 Payment of salaries
1469 Tatar raid on Podolia Kingdom of Poland Crimean Khanate Polish defeat
1471 Tatar raid on Podolia Kingdom of Poland Crimean Khanate Polish defeat
1471–1474 Polish-Hungarian War Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary Indecisive
1474 Polish-Hungarian War Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary Polish victory
1476 Polish raid on Prussia Kingdom of Poland Teutonic Knights Polish victory
1478–1479 War of the Priests Kingdom of Poland Nicolaus von Tüngen
Teutonic Knights		 Polish victory
1485–1503
  • 1487
  • 1491
  • 1497
 Polish-Ottoman War (1485–1503)
  • Battle of Kopystrzyń
  • Battle of Zasław
  • Battle of the Cosmin Forest
 Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania		 Ottoman Empire
Principality of Moldavia
Crimean Khanate		 Polish defeat
1490–1492
  • 1490–1491
  • 1492
 Fights for Hungarian throne
  • Battle of Koszyce
  • Battle of Preszów
 John I Albert Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary Vladislaus II's victory
1495 Polish raid on Płock Kingdom of Poland Duchy of Masovia Polish victory
1500–1503
  • 1500
 Second Muscovite–Lithuanian War
  • Battle of Vedrosha
 Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania		 Grand Duchy of Moscow Lithuanian defeat
1501 Polish raid on Prussia Kingdom of Poland Teutonic Knights Interruption of the expedition, because of the death of King
1502–1510
  • 1509
  • 1509
 Polish-Moldawian War
  • Battle of Chocim
  • Battle of Dniestr
 Kingdom of Poland Principality of Moldavia Polish victory
1506 Tatar raid on Poland and Lithuania
  • Battle of Kletsk
 Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania		 Crimean Khanate Polish-Lithuanian victory
1507–1508
  • 1508
 Third Muscovite-Lithuanian War
  • Battle of Orsza
 Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania		 Grand Duchy of Moscow Lithuanian victory
1512 Tatar raid on Poland
  • Battle of Wisniowiec
 Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania		 Crimean Khanate Polish victory
1512–1522
  • 1514
  • 1518
 Fourth Muscovite-Lithuanian War
  • Battle of Orsha
  • Siege of Polotsk
 Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania		 Grand Duchy of Moscow Lithuanian defeat
1516 Tatar raid on Podolia and Ruthenia Kingdom of Poland Crimean Khanate Polish defeat
1519 Tatar raid on Podolia and Ruthenia
  • Battle of Sokal
 Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania		 Crimean Khanate Polish defeat
1519–1521 Polish–Teutonic War (1519–21) Kingdom of Poland Teutonic Knights Prussian Homage
1524 Ottoman-Tatar raid on Podolia Kingdom of Poland Ottoman Empire
Crimean Khanate		 Polish defeat
1526 Tatar raid on Poland and Lithuania Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania		 Crimean Khanate Polish defeat
1528 Habsburgian raid on Spisz Kingdom of Poland Kingdom of Hungary Polish defeat
1528 Tatar raid on Podolia Kingdom of Poland Crimean Khanate Polish victory
1530–1531
  • 1530
  • 1531
  • 1531
 Polish-Moldavian War
  • Battle of Chocimiem
  • Battle of Gwoździec
  • Battle of Obertyn
 Kingdom of Poland Principality of Moldavia Indecisive
1534–1537
  • 1534
  • 1535
 Fifth Muscovite-Lithuanian War
  • Battle of Radohoszcz
  • Siege of Starodub
 Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania		 Grand Duchy of Moscow Indecisive
1535 Moldavian raid on Podolia and Pokuttya Kingdom of Poland Principality of Moldavia Polish defeat
1537 Chicken War Kingdom of Poland Nobility End of rebellion
1538 Moldavian raid on Podolia and Pokuttya
  • Battle of Seret
 Kingdom of Poland Principality of Moldavia Polish defeat
1549 Tatar raid on Volhynia and Red Ruthenia Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania		 Crimean Khanate Polish defeat
1557 Zygmunt II August's raid on Livonia Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania		 Livonian Brothers of the Sword Polish victory
1557 Tatar raid on Podolia Kingdom of Poland Crimean Khanate Polish defeat
1561–1570
  • 1558–1570
  • 1564
 Northern Seven Years' War
  • Livonian War
    • Battle of Ula
  • other battles
 Kingdom of Poland
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Denmark–Norway
Free City of Lübeck		 Grand Duchy of Moscow
Kingdom of Sweden		 Treaty of Stettin

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