Battle of Legnica

Battle of Legnica

The Battle of Legnica (Polish: Bitwa pod Legnicą), also known as the Battle of Liegnitz (German: Schlacht von Liegnitz) or Battle of Wahlstatt (German: Schlacht bei Wahlstatt), was a battle between the Mongol Empire and the combined defending forces of European fighters that took place at Legnickie Pole (Wahlstatt) near the city of Legnica in the Silesia province of the Kingdom of Poland on 9 April 1241.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle of Legnica
• Pages 152-153 - Weatherford, J., 2004, Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World: Three Rivers Press, New York, 312p.