Battle of Drohiczyn explained

Conflict:Battle of Drohiczyn
Date:1192
Place:Drohiczyn
Result:Polish victory
Combatant1:Yatvingians
Kievan Rus'
Cumanians
Combatant2:Kingdom of Poland
Commander2:Casimir II the Just

The Battle of Drohiczyn (Polish: Bitwa pod Drohiczynem) took place in 1192 near the village of Drohiczyn between the allied Yotvingian and Kievan Rus' forces that raised Polish Rebels against the opposing Kingdom of Poland army led by Duke Casimir II the Just. The Polish army won the battle.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bunar . Piotr . Wojny, bitwy i potyczki w średniowiecznej Polsce . Sroka . Stanisław . 1996 . TAiWPN UNIVERSITAS . 978-83-7052-444-9 . 42 . pl.
  2. Historia Polski. Kalendarium dziejów: Pradzieje-1655, volume 1, red. A. Nowak, Kraków 2010, p. 118. (in Polish)