Battle of Liegnitz

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 word battle:

    “Whose kiss
    stings and stills;
    your kiss was stale, satiate and pale
    beside his,
    who commands battles,
    who kills
    when the battle delays.”
    —Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)