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Battle of Cedynia

Battle of Cedynia was a battle fought on 24 June AD 972 at Cedynia, in what is now Poland. The recorded result: Polish victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 against 3,000 infantrymen; 1,000–1,300 cavalrymen.

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Monument to the Battle of Cedynia / Zehden (972) - Large stone mosaic with battle scene. Created by Jerzy Chmielewski and Kazimierz Błonko.
Monument to the Battle of Cedynia / Zehden (972) - Large stone mosaic with battle scene. Created by Jerzy Chmielewski and Kazimierz Błonko.. Norbert Radtke (Dramburg), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 June AD 972
WhereCedynia, Poland53.250N, 14.483E
OutcomePolish victory
BelligerentsDuchy of PolandagainstSaxon Eastern March
Casualties and lossesLightandHeavy

Record

Date24 June AD 972
PlaceCedynia, Poland
53.250N, 14.483E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength4,0003,000 infantrymen; 1,000–1,300 cavalrymen
Casualties and lossesLightHeavy
Commanders
  • Mieszko I of Poland
  • Czcibor
  • Odo I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
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Elsewhere in AD 972

Battle of Cedynia is one of 186 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 502 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q645905, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cedynia, revision 1370436617, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.