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Name: Hunger War

Type: Event

Start: 1414 AD

End: 1414 AD

Parent: Polish-Teutonic Wars

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Was a brief conflict between the allied Kingdom of Poland, and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, against the Teutonic Knights in summer 1414 in an attempt to resolve territorial disputes.

Chronology


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  • September 1414: In the summer of 1414, King Jogaila of Poland and Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania invaded Prussia, which was ruled by the Teutonic Order. They marched through Osterode and Warmia, causing destruction by plundering villages and burning crops.
  • November 1414: A two-year truce between the Teutonic Order and the allied Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania was signed in Strasburg (now Brodnica) in October.

  • Selected Sources


  • Urban, W. (2003): Tannenberg and After: Lithuania, Poland and the Teutonic Order in Search of Immortality (Revised ed.), Chicago (USA), p. 205
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