Only eight castles remain in Teutonic hands. …
Years: 1410 - 1410
August
Only eight castles remain in Teutonic hands.
The besiegers of Marienburg had expected a speedy capitulation and are not prepared for a long-term siege, suffering from lack of ammunition, low morale, and an epidemic of dysentery The Knights appeal to their allies for help, and Sigismund of Hungary, Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, and the Livonian Order promise financial aid and reinforcements.
Locations
People
Groups
- Livonian Order
- Teutonic Knights of Prussia, or Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights (House of the Hospitalers of Saint Mary of the Teutons in Jerusalem)
- Moldavia, Principality of
- Poland of the Jagiellonians, Kingdom of
- Lithuania, Grand Duchy of
Topics
- Ostsiedlung (German: Settlement in the East), a.k.a. German eastward expansion
- Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War
