972 battle between the armies of Mieszko I of Poland and Odo I of Lusatia
Battle of Cedynia
Date
24 June 972
Location
Cedynia, present-day Poland
Result
Decisive Polish victory
Belligerents
Polans
Saxon Eastern March
Commanders and leaders
Mieszko I of Poland Prince Czcibor
Odo I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
Strength
Unknown, not more than 4,000
About 3,000 soldiers and 1,000–1,300 cavalrymen
Casualties and losses
Quite small
Heavy
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In the Battle of Cedynia or Zehden, an army of Mieszko I of Poland defeated forces of Hodo or Odo I of Lusatia on 24 June 972, near the Oder river. Whether or not the battle actually took place near the modern-day town of Cedynia is disputed in modern scholarship.[1]
Mieszko I, Poland's first documented ruler based in Greater Poland, had successfully campaigned in the Cedynia area, then a West Slavic tribal territory also coveted by Holy Roman Emperor Otto I and German nobles.[1] While Mieszko's differences with Otto I were settled by an alliance and payment of tribute to the latter, the nobles whom Otto I had invested with the former Saxon Eastern March, most notably Odo I, challenged Mieszko's gains.[1] The battle was to determine the possession of the area between Mieszko and Odo.[1] Records of the battle are sparse, it was briefly described by the chronicler Thietmar of Merseburg (975−1018), whose father participated in the battle (Chronicon II.19).[2]
^ abcdGerstenberg (2008), p. 83
^"Thietmar, Chronicon, Liber Secundus". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
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