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Siege of Vilnius

Siege of Vilnius was a siege conducted in 1390 at Vilnius, in what is now Lithuania. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Vilnius. It was part of the Lithuanian Civil War of 1389–92, which ran from 1389 to 1392. The recorded result: Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1390
WhereVilnius, Lithuania54.687N, 25.280E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeLithuanian victory
Belligerents22px Teutonic Orderagainst22px Grand Duchy of Lithuania; 22px Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
Casualties and lossesUnknownand~1,000 city folk
Part ofLithuanian Civil War of 1389–921389 to 1392

Record

Date1390 (year precision)
to 1390
PlaceVilnius, Lithuania
54.687N, 25.280E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknown~1,000 city folk
Commanders
  • Konrad von Wallenrode
  • Vytautas the Great
  • Tautvilas Kęstutaitis
  • Henry Bolingbroke
  • Skirgaila
  • Karigaila
  • Klemens Moskarzewski
  • Jaska of Oleśnica
Siege of VilniusSiege of VilniusBattle of VilniusBattles of Vilnius (1812)Battle of VilniusOperation Ostra BramaVilnius OffensiveBattle of VilniusMinskDaugavpilsKaunasHrodnaLidaPanevežysMaladzyechna100 km54.687N, 25.280E
Placed at Vilnius; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1390

Siege of Vilnius is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Lithuania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q127869539, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Vilnius (1390), revision 1370746362, 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.