Battle of Grotniki explained

Conflict:Battle of Grotniki
Partof:Post-Hussite Wars
Date:4 or 6 May 1439
Place:Grotniki, Poland
Result:Royal army victory
Combatant1: Polish Hussites
Combatant2: Polish Crown
Commander2:Hińcza of Rogów

The Battle of Grotniki took place either on 4 or 6[1] May 1439 in the vicinity of Grotniki Duże, a village near Nowy Korczyn, currently in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.

The battle was fought between the Hussite confederates under Spytko III of Melsztyn against the royal forces of King Władysław III of Poland under Hińcza of Rogów and de facto regent bishop Zbigniew Oleśnicki. The defeat of the non-Catholic forces marked the end of militant Hussite movement in Poland and the beginning of a complete consolidation of power in the Polish Kingdom, led by bishop Zbigniew.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bitwa pod Grotnikami - Polish History Museum in Warsaw. muzhp.pl.