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, Holy Roman Emperor | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mieszko I | Otto II | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
unknown | unknown |
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.