Military Action
In 1477 Martin von Wetzhausen, the new Grand Master of the order refused to make his oath of fealty to the Polish king and invaded Warmia, taking Chełm and Starogard Chełminski. In response, in 1478, Polish forces of king Casimir IV intervened militarily, besieging Braniewo. Under the command of Jan Biały and Piotr Dunin, the Polish forces occupied several cities in Warmia and Pomesania. The Teutonic Knights' military operations were hampered by the refusal of the Prussian Estates to support them. Tungen was forced to flee to Konigsberg (Królewiec). At the same time, in April of 1479, the Polish and Hungarian kings, came to an agreement and Corvinus withdrew from the anti-Polish alliance.
As a consequence by July 1749, both Tungen and the Grand Master were forced to pay homage to the Polish king.
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