Battle of Chmielnik

Battle of Chmielnik
Part of the Mongol invasion of Poland
Date18 March 1241
Location
near Chmielnik,
between Kraków and Kielce, Poland
Result Mongol victory
Belligerents
Mongol Empire Kingdom of Poland
Commanders and leaders
Baidar Włodzimierz of Cracow  †
Pakosław of Sandomierz  †
Klemens of Brzeźnica  †
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy

The Battle of Chmielnik was fought on 18 March 1241 near Chmielnik, between Kraków and Kielce, during the first Mongol invasion of Poland. A Mongol force under Baidar defeated a combined Polish army drawn from the Kraków and Sandomierz provinces, commanded by Voivode Włodzimierz of Cracow and other nobles. The destruction of the Polish army left the road to Kraków open. Later in March 1241 the Mongols captured and burned the largely abandoned city.

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