Jogaila accepted Christianity and became the King of Poland as Władysław Jagiełło. In 1385 the Union of Kreva joined the crown of Poland and Lithuania, and the subsequent marriage of Grand Duke Jogaila of Lithuania and King Jadwiga of Poland (there was no title "Queen of Poland") was to shift the balance of power both nations were more than aware that only by acting together could the expansion plans of the Teutonic Order be thwarted. In order to further their war efforts against the (pagan) Lithuanian state, the Teutonic Knights instituted a series of crusades, enlisting support from other European countries. Their incursions into Poland in the 14th century gave them control of major towns such as Chełmno (Kulm) and Pomorze (Pommern) region. They stayed on, and, under a papal edict which gave them effective carte blanche to act as they wished, established a power base in the region, occupying the Baltic coastal regions of what are now Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, and showed every sign of further expansion. In the 13th century, the Teutonic Knights had been invited to the lands surrounding Chełmno to assist in the expulsion of the ( pagan) Prussians. Bitwa pod Grunwaldem ( Battle of Grunwald) by Poles,.Žalgirio mūšis ( Battle of Žalgiris) by Lithuanians,.Schlacht bei Tannenberg ( Battle of Tannenberg) by Germans,.The names Žalgiris (from the Lithuanian žalia giria) and Grunwald (from the German grüner Wald) both translate as "Green Forest." It was also called Zielone Pole ("Green Field") in Old Polish, and, in German, Grunenfelde or Grunefeld ("Green field") in the oldest texts. The nearest city of any size was Dąbrówno ( Gilgenburg in German). In what was then territory of the Order, and is now part of Poland. The battle was fought in the plains between the villages of It took place in the area of several smaller villages, and different names in various languages are attributed to it. The few eyewitness accounts of the battle are contradictory. The Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights was defeated in the battle and never recovered its former influence. It was the decisive battle of the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War (1409-1411) and one of the greatest battles of medieval Europe. ![]() The Battle of Grunwald or Battle of Tannenberg took place on Jbetween the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and their allies on one side, and the Knights of the Teutonic Order on the other. Władysław II Jagiełło, Vytautas the Great, Jan Sokol of Lamberk Teutonic Order and Mercenaries and Various Knights from the rest of Europe Grunwald ( Tannenberg), present-day Poland ![]() ![]() Part of the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic Warīattle of Grunwald, by Jan Matejko, 1878. Related subjects: Pre 1900 Military For the World War I battle in 1914 at the same location, refer to Battle of Tannenberg (1914) Battle of Grunwald
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