Otto II's raid on Poland
This is the 979 German-Polish War. For a list of all Polish-German Wars, see Polish-German Wars.
| Otto II's raid on Poland (979) | |||||||
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| Part of German–Polish War | |||||||
Otto II, from a series of Holy Roman emperors (12th and 13th centuries); the panels are now set into Gothic windows, Strasbourg Cathedral | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Civitas Schinesghe | Holy Roman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mieszko I | Otto II | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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Otto II's raid on Poland was a military expedition against Civitas Schinesghe the state of Mieszko I after Mieszko I supported the rebellious prince Henry the Quarrelsome during the civil war in Germany following the death of Emperor Otto I the Great. The invasion ended in defeat for the Holy Roman Empire, as Otto II could not achieve any military success which forced him to return to Germany.