History of the Crusades

the Crusades Episode 300 and 5 the Baltic Crusades the Lithuanian conflict part 10 to Marien

Berg hello again 10 to Marienburg.

Hello again.

Last week we ventured onto the battlefield for an epic showdown between the Tutonic Order and the Polish and Lithuanian invaders, a battle which has become

known to history as the Battle of Tannenburg. The battle was catastrophic for the Teutonic Order, which not

only lost its Grandmaster, Rick von Jungingen, most of the knights who took part in the battle were either killed outright or suffered significant injuries.

Among those lying dead on the battlefield with the Grand Master were the

Marshal of the Order, the Grand Commander, and the Order's Treasurer.

In one fell swoop, the Battle of Tannenberg had pretty much wiped out the entire leadership

structure of the Teutonic Order.

Now we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that the Battle of Tannenberg is just the first step in Kenya Gyla's plan to march to Marienburg.

While the Teutonic Order has suffered almost unimaginable losses in its failed effort to block the progress of the combined

Lithuanian and Polish armies, the invaders are still a long way from the town of Marienburg and they are still deep inside

enemy territory in the Teutonic heartland of Prussia.

So, really, Kenya Gyla of Poland and Grand Duke v Tortoise of Lithuania

need to get their armies moving and on the march again, moving in a

northwesterly direction towards Marienburg. But the men in the combined Polish Lithuanian Army are absolutely exhausted.

We need to remember that, while the Teutonic losses were massive, the Polish and

Lithuanian fighters also suffered heavy casualties and many of the people on the battlefield that day fought

to the point of exhaustion and beyond. So getting everyone to hit the road is really not a viable option at this point.

Also, since the Teutonic forces have been pretty much annihilated, and any German fighters

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