Lithuanian raid on Mazovia (1368) explained

Conflict:Lithuanian raid on Mazovia
Date:1368
Result:Pułtusk being captured and burned down
Place:Mazovia
Combatant1: Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Combatant2: Kingdom of Poland
Commander1:Kęstutis
Commander2:Siemowit III

Lithuanian raid on Mazovia was an attack of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on the duchies of Warsaw, Czersk, and Rawa, that were the fielfdoms of the Kingdom of Poland, that took place in 1369. It was led by Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania. During the attack, following the short-lasting siege, Lithuanian forces had captured Pułtusk and castle within it, that was owned by the Płock bishop. The invaders burned down the city, after what they had retreated to Lithuania, before Siemowit III, Duke of Masovia, could organize the counterattack.[1]

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  1. Słownik wojen, bitew i potyczek w średniowiecznej Polsce by Piotr Bunar and Stanisław A. Sroka. Kraków, Universitas publishing house. p. 72.