Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War

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Was a war between the Teutonic Knights and the allied Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania caused by territorial disputes.

Chronology

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October 1409: Poland and the Teutonic Order signed a truce on 8 October 1409. Both countries left militarly occupied territories. However, the Teutonic Order was not able to take back Samogitia where an uprising was taking place.

November 1410: The Teutonic Knights quickly recaptured most of the castles that Poland had occupied. By the end of October, only four Teutonic castles along the border remained in Polish hands.

February 1411: The Peace of Thorn was signed on 1 February 1411 between the Teutonic Knights and Poland-Lithuania. The Knights agreed to cede Dobrin Land to Poland and renounce their claims to Samogitia during the lifetimes of Jogaila and Vytautas.

August 1409: In 1409, the Teutonic Order, led by Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen, launched a military campaign in the region. They burned the castle at Dobrin, captured Bobrowniki after a fourteen-day siege, conquered Bydgoszcz, and sacked several towns in the area.

June 1413: Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, agreed to mediate the territorial disputes between the Teutonic Knights and Poland Lithuania. He appointed Benedict Makrai, who recognized the right bank of the Neman River, including Klaipėda, to Lithuania. The Knights refused to accept this decision and Teutonic Grand Master Heinrich von Plauen ordered Teutonic armies into northern Poland. The army, commanded by Michael Küchmeister von Sternberg, returned into Prussia after just 16 days of campaign.

October 1409: In 1409, the Samogitians, led by their leader Vytautas the Great, attacked the city of Memel (present-day Klaipėda). The territory was under the control of the Teutonic Order at the time, leading to a conflict between the two sides.

July 1410: The Polish-Lithuanian forces invaded the Teutonic Order's territory up to Kauernick.

September 1409: The Teutonic Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen declared war on the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania on 6 August 1409. The Knights hoped to defeat Poland and Lithuania separately and began by invading Greater Poland and Kuyavia, catching the Poles by surprise.

September 1409: The Poles organized counterattacks and recaptured Bydgoszcz.

July 1410: The forces of Poland-Lithuania arrive near Wysoka.

July 1410: Gilgenburg conquered by Poland-Lithuania.

July 1410: The city of Allenstein surrendered to the Polish-Lithuanian forces.

July 1410: The town of Mohrungen surrendered to Polish-Lithuanian forces.

July 1410: The city of Stuhm surrendered to the Polish-Lithuanian forces.

July 1410: Start of Marienburg siege by Polish forces.

September 1410: The Teutonic siege of Marienburg was lifted on 19 September. The Polish-Lithuanian forces left garrisons in fortresses that were captured or surrendered and returned home.

September 1409: In 1409, the Samogitians, led by their leader Vytautas the Great, attacked the city of Memel (present-day Klaipėda). The territory was not under the control of any specific entity at that time, leading to conflicts between various factions in the region.

May 1413: After the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War of 1410-1411 not all issues between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Teutonic Knights were settled. The most contentious matter was the border between Samogitia and Prussia. On 3 May 1413, Benedict (Holy Roman Empire) made the decision and recognized the right bank of the Neman River, including Klaipėda, to Lithuania.

July 1410: Christburg surrenders to the Polish-Lithuanian forces.

July 1410: Faulen conquered by Poland-Lithuania.

February 1411: The Peace of Thorn was signed between the Teutonic Knights and the Kingdom of Poland. The Teutonic Knights agreed to resign their claims to Samogitia.

May 1413: Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, agreed to mediate the territorial disputes between the Teutonic Knights and Poland Lithuania. He appointed Benedict Makrai, who recognized the right bank of the Neman River, including Klaipėda, to Lithuania. The Knights refused to accept this decision and Teutonic Grand Master Heinrich von Plauen ordered Teutonic armies into northern Poland.