AFTERMATH OF THE BATTLE OF GRÜNWALD

Many of the captured soldiers of the Order were released, having promised to present themselves at Krakow.  e allied army slowly continued to march towards Marienburg, the Order’s capital. Many of the Order’s cities and castles surrendered without resistance. On July 25, they had reached Marienburg, whereupon a siege began. Several days prior, the Komtur of Schwetz (Świecie) Heinrich von Plauen called together the remaining soldiers of the Order and waited for the allies at the capital. At the beginning of the seige of Marienburg, he had already amassed a team of about 5,000 soldiers. A lack of unity among the allies, an epidemic outbreak among the soldiers, di( culties in ge ing food supplies through, and the threat of a military strike from Hungary in Poland’s south, as well as the reinforcement of the Order’s forces with new troops from Livonia, the Holy Roman Empire and Western Europe were all factors that weakened Lithuania’s and Poland’s position. During the siege there was not one successful raid on the securely forti) ed Marienburg castle. On September 18 Lithuania withdrew from Marienburg, and was followed several days later by Image of the Ba le of Grunwald in the chronicles of Diebold Schilling the Younger. Early 16th century. Poland’s army. By October the Order regained control of From: Jučas M., Žalgirio mūšis, Vilnius, 2009 the Prussian cities that had surrendered. On December 9 the conditions for peace were con) rmed, and on February 1, 1411 the Peace of  orn was agreed on.

Present day view of the capital of the Teutonic Order, Marienburg Castle. Present day view of the capital of the Teutonic Order, Marienburg Castle. Photograph $ om the National Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania Photograph $ om the National Museum – Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania