How Poland Finally CRUSHED the Mongols - DOCUMENTARY

1287 the Mongolian golden horde launches a major campaign against the kingdom of Poland this would be the third time a Mongol Army invaded the country the polls knew well they were facing a formidable opponent commanded by two capable and experienced military leaders nogikon and talabuga Khan the Golden horde's Army divided and entered Poland via two attack points for many of the polls they had little option but to hold up within the country's fortresses however Duke lezic the black would muster an army and confront the golden horde meanwhile Lezak would appeal to his neighbor the king of Hungary for help Hungary would respond and soon a coalition polish Hungarian force would stand against the Mongols bolstered by the courageous Hungarian Commander George of sovar today on real Crusades history where we don't just do Crusades history will delve into yet another fascinating campaign in the history of the Monumental Mongol invasions the third Mongol invasion of Poland [Music] in 1287 talabuka a descendant of Genghis Khan became Khan of the Mongolian golden horde one of the successor states to emerge after the breakup of the original Mongol Empire talibuka was essentially the rightful heir to the throne representing the senior branch of the line of his great-grandfather batukan talabuka ruled alongside his Kinsmen the general nogai Khan who during his life acted as something of a king maker in the golden horde recently in 1285 nogai and talibuka had led the second Mongol invasion of Hungary which had resulted in defeat for the golden horde however the two decided to once again attack Europe This Time targeting the kingdom of Poland according to James Chambers to prevent the polls from supporting the Hungarian barons in November of 1287 no guy ordered his ruthenian vassals to prepare their armies for an expedition into Poland while he and talibuka assembled their cavalries as a result nogai and talibuka marched out at the head of a large Invasion Force numbering around 30 000 composed of Mongol and turkic Cavalry as well as some ruthenian auxiliaries no guy himself devised the plan of attack as in their previous invasion of Poland in 1259 the golden horde host was divided into two armies one Cavalry Force numbering around 20 000 including some ruthenian troops was led by talibuga Khan and would drive towards San domirsh and the north of Poland simultaneously no guy Khan would lead 10 000 Cavalry composed entirely of Mongols and Turks toward krakov this two-pronged raid was to be conducted at lightning speed to prevent the poles from mounting an effective defense after plundering their respective targets and conquering sandomirsch the two armies were to reunite north of krakov from here they would Loot kilzeoff miyakov and finally krakov once Poland was thoroughly ravaged the combined Mongol host would withdraw back into the territory of the golden horde the Mongols did achieve surprise the first polish Prince to March against the Mongols was lezic the second the black high Duke of Poland described as king of Poland by historian William Urban at the time the Polish monarchy was experiencing a period of fragmentation but according to Urban lezic had restored the kingdom and himself become king lezic was a gifted ruler and military commander he defeated the ruse in battle and in 1282 crushed the sudovian prussians during the northern Crusades joined by Hungarian and human allies he'd captured Krakow in 1285 now during the third Mongol invasion he managed to assemble an army numbering as many as fifteen thousand men though ultimately historians are unsure as to the size of this host despite his success as a warrior lessick's married life proved less fruitful his wife graffini of halik never conceived a child in 1271 she fled to Krakow and openly accused lezic of impotence claiming that her marriage had never been consummated this caused Great Scandal but in 1275 with the intervention of other members of the Polish nobility the couple were reconciled lezic sought treatment from the famous physician Nikolai of Krakow the physician's cure included eating frogs and snakes however lezic and graffina never had children which according to the annals of Poland caused a great Abomination for the country like the hungarians the poles had improved many of the fortifications in their Kingdom by the 1280s karakov now had a strongly built stone Citadel and its own defensive catapults conversely during the first two Mongol invasions of Poland krakow's walls had been made of wood on December 7 1287 talabuka's Army broke camp at vola damira avoiding Loveland they attempted to cross the Vistula near zavigast the talabuka's annoyance the river was not frozen and so he had to March South in search of a Ford after crossing the river the Mongols laid Siege to sandomirsch but the city's defenses and Garrison proved too strong his assault repelled talabuka ended the siege he dispatched raiding forces into the country's side on December 20 while the main column of talibuka's army was near the Holy Cross mountains they encountered a Polish force of unknown size again around fifteen thousand at the higher estimates this polish force was led by Duke lezzek II the black thus began the Battle of Lago Duke lezek's Army triumphed and talabuka suffered defeat after reaching the District of kyotze talibuka began a retreat by January of 1288 the Mongols had reached leviv where they laid Camp meanwhile lezic marched his army toward Krakow to ready the defenses of the capital city meanwhile no gaikon's forces the southern division of the Golden horde's Army entered Poland on Christmas Eve 1287. they besieged krakov City's Stone fortifications proved resilient and no gaikon decided to attempt an assault this proved to be a disaster the polish Defenders inflicted serious casualties in the Mongol forces who lost several important Commanders frustrated no guy Khan changed tactics he lifted The Siege and instead dispersed his forces to plunder the countryside to the north and south of Krakow Mongol and Target detachments raided The Villages this resulted in several small battles between local polish forces with the small Mongol raiding parties meanwhile no guys troops besieged the towns of orolinets and studies after the siege of krakov was lifted Duke lezic took his wife in a band of his Knights and a road for Hungary to seek help from King latislaus IV the hungarians had defeated a Mongol invasion only two years earlier so they were a good choice for an alliance against the golden horde the Mongols devastated honolinic and skirmished with local polish forces however they failed to capture studyson which had strong walls and a capable Garrison meanwhile King lattice Laos of Hungary dispatched a force under the nobleman George of sovar to March to the aid of Poland on the way George's troops were joined by local polish forces to form a coalition Hungarian polish Army George managed to surprise a Mongol force of around 1 000 near study songs the Mongols were caught completely off guard and annihilated their Commander dying during the fight the Battle of stares proved to be the final major engagement of the campaign Duke lexic marched with his army to join forces with George of sovar the plan was then to deliver a knockout blow to the Mongols however no guy Khan recognized that his situation was collapsing and ordered an immediate retreat with most of his army still intact no guy was back in ruthenia by January or February of 1288 [Applause] [Music] the third Mongol invasion of Poland was very different from the previous two invasions but quite similar to the 1285-86 Fiasco in Hungary the Mongols failed to take any major cities or castles and suffered serious losses in the field against polish and Hungarian forces as in Hungary Poland's improved fortifications proved effective historian James Chambers states that for the most part the only towns or castles that were sacked were those that were tricked into opening their gates after being promised an amnesty by the ruthenian auxiliaries also rivalry between nogai and talabuka hindered their cooperation conversely cooperation between the Polish and Hungarian forces allowed them to deliver an effective counter blow which convinced no guide to retreat although the invasion was a failure it did inflict considerable damage to Poland and the Mongols might well have achieved their goals had noga and talabuka cooperated more effectively it was a close-run victory but undeniably a great victory for Poland and Hungary in February of 1288 Duke lezic expressed his gratitude to George of sovar by granting him a villa in Poland meanwhile within a few years nogai and talibuka would be engaged in civil war with one another which in retrospect further helps explain the poor execution of the third Mongol invasion of Poland [Music] thanks for watching now check out our video on the battle of einjelu the epic Clash between the Egyptian 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Length: 11min 28sec (688 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 04 2022