Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Mieszko II

Battles of Mieszko II

king of Poland (990-1034)

Mieszko II is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1015 and 1029: 3 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Poland (2), Germany (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 275 km apart end to end, 92 km between engagements on average.

Battle of Krosno OdrzańskieBattle of Dadosesani LandSiege of Meissen (1015)Siege of BautzenBattle of Krosno OdrzańskieBattle of Dadosesani LandSiege of Meissen (1015)Siege of BautzenBerlinDresdenWrocławPoznańLeipzigMagdeburgPotsdamZielona GóraCottbusJena100 km51.610N, 14.500E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1015: 3 engagements3 in 10151029: 1 engagements10151029
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Krosno Odrzańskie, 1015Battle of Dadosesani Land, 1015Siege of Meissen (1015), 1015Siege of Bautzen, 102910151029
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
July 1015Battle of Krosno OdrzańskieKrosno Odrzańskie, PolandGerman victory
1 September 1015Battle of Dadosesani LandPoland62 km SEPolish victory; Successful retreat of the Holy Roman Empire...
13 September 1015Siege of Meissen (1015)Germany148 km WGerman victory
1029Siege of BautzenBautzen, Germany65 km EPolish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Jan Matejko, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.