Antique illustration of the battle of Legnica between the Mongol Empire and the defending forces of European fighters that took place on 9 April 1241.

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Antique illustration of the battle of Legnica between the Mongol Empire and the defending forces of European fighters that took place on 9 April 1241. It was a defeat for the Eastern European forces where they suffered heavy casualties. Engraving published in Systematischer Bilder Atlas - Kriegwesen und Seewesen, Ikonographische Encyklopaedie der Wissenschaften und Kuenste (Brockhaus, Leipzig) in 1875.

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Size: 4884px × 2500px
Location: United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Les Archives Digitales / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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