The Day Crossbows Stopped the Mongol Charge at Liegnitz
Автор: Frontline Whispers
Загружено: 2025-11-14
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In the spring of 1241, the earth trembled beneath hooves.
The Mongol Empire, the most feared force on Earth, had crossed into Europe.
They had burned Kraków, crushed Hungarian armies, and now rode west — toward the heart of Christendom.
At Liegnitz, a coalition of knights and soldiers under Duke Henry the Pious of Silesia stood in their path.
They were outnumbered, outmaneuvered, and divided by language and faith.
But they held something the Mongols had rarely faced before — European crossbows.
As the Mongol cavalry advanced, arrows darkened the sky.
But this time, the bolts struck back — piercing armor, dropping riders from their saddles.
For the first time, Mongol scouts hesitated. Their charge wavered.
Then came the feigned retreat — the Mongols’ deadliest trick.
Believing victory near, the European line broke formation to pursue.
The Mongols wheeled around, encircling them in a storm of death.
By dusk, Liegnitz was silent.
Tens of thousands lay dead, Henry among them — his head displayed on a spear.
But the Mongols didn’t advance further into Europe. Their invasion turned south.
The stand at Liegnitz didn’t win the war — but it showed that the Mongol tide could be slowed.
And that even the mightiest empire could bleed.
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