Battle of Vistula Lagoon

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Battle of Zatoka Świeża
Part of Thirteen Years' War
Date September 15, 1463 Location Vistula Lagoon Result Polish and Prussian Confederation victory
Belligerents
Prussian Confederation, Polish Crown	Teutonic Order
Commanders
Vincent Stolle Matthew Kolmener James Vochs	Ludwig von Erlichshausen Bernard von Zinnenberg
Strength
30 ships 500 men	44 ships 1,500 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown, but little	550 men captured, a few hundred killed and wounded

v • d • e Thirteen Years' War Marienburg – Chojnice – Ryn – Bornholm – Pruszcz Gdański – Świecino – Vistula Lagoon

The Battle of Vistula Lagoon ( Polish: Bitwa na Zalewie Wiślanym or Zatoka Świeża) was fought on September 15, 1463 between the Teutonic Order navy, and the navy of Prussian Confederation which was allied with the King of Poland.

The Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, Ludwig von Erlichshausen, was leading the Teutonic fleet, attempting to come to the aid of the besieged city of Mewe (Gniew) via the Vistula river. Despite having fewer ships, the Prussians with their naval experience as Hanseatic League members remained victorious, gaining control of the Vistula.

[edit] See also

• Prussian Confederation
• Battle of Oliwa

[edit] External links

• Course of events
• Daniel Stone, The Polish-Lithuanian State, 1386-1795, 2001, ISBN 0295980931 [1]