Battle of Liegnitz (1241 AD) Fast Play Rules for Students  <
Home >  By Matt Fritz  Version 2: This is the second version of
the Battle of Liegnitz Rules. The original version can be found
here. The rules were not changed, they seem to work fine. New
battle reports and pictues were added to the original file.
Historical Background: In 1241 the mighty Mongol army launched
an invasion into Europe. While the main force headed for a
showdown in Hungary a smaller army was sent into Poland as a
diversion. A large Polish and Germany army, led by Henry the
Pious of Silesia, marched off to link up with King Wenceslas of
Bohemia's army. The Mongols confronted them as they passed the
town of Liegnitz. Although outnumbered, the Mongols fought
brilliantly and inflicted a devastating defeat on their
opponents.  Battle 1: The Polish knights advanced recklessly on
both flanks. Predictably, they were soon isolated and destroyed.
On the left one unfortunate unit followed the Mangudai division
into a fatal trap. The Mongol com