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Battle of Vilkmergė

Battle of Wilkomierz
Part of the Lithuanian Civil War (1432–38)
Date September 1, 1435
Location Pabaiskas near the Šventoji River
55°9′57″N 24°46′17″E / 55.16583°N 24.77139°E / 55.16583; 24.77139Coordinates: 55°9′57″N 24°46′17″E / 55.16583°N 24.77139°E / 55.16583; 24.77139
Result Decisive victory of Sigismund Kęstutaitis
Belligerents

Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg Eastern Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Polotsk, Vitebsk, Smolensk, Kiev, Volhynia)
Den tyske ordens skjold.svg Livonian Order

Golden Horde

Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg Western Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Samogitia, Podlaskie, Hrodna, Minsk)

POL Przemysł II 1295 COA.svg Kingdom of Poland
Commanders and leaders
Švitrigaila
Franco Kerskorff 
Sigismund Korybut 
Sigismund Kęstutaitis
Michael Žygimantaitis
Jakub Kobylański
Strength
11,000 (contemporary exaggeration: 30,000) 9,500 (contemporary exaggeration: 30,000)

Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg Eastern Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Polotsk, Vitebsk, Smolensk, Kiev, Volhynia)
Den tyske ordens skjold.svg Livonian Order

Herb Pogon Litewska.jpg Western Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Samogitia, Podlaskie, Hrodna, Minsk)

The Battle of Wilkomierz (see other names) took place on September 1, 1435 near Ukmergė in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. With the help of military units from the Kingdom of Poland, the forces of Grand Duke Sigismund Kęstutaitis soundly defeated Švitrigaila and his Livonian allies. The battle was a decisive engagement of the Lithuanian Civil War (1432–38). Švitrigaila lost most of his supporters and withdrew to southern Grand Duchy; he was slowly pushed out and eventually made peace. The damage inflicted upon the Livonian Order has been compared to the damage of Battle of Grunwald upon the Teutonic Order. It was fundamentally weakened and ceased to play a major role in Lithuanian affairs. The battle can be seen as the final engagement of the Lithuanian Crusade.


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