Siege of Bautzen

Name: Siege of Bautzen
Start: 1029

1029 CE.

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The siege of Bautzen (German: Belagerung von Bautzen; Polish: Oblężenie Budziszyna) was a siege of city of Bautzen, Kingdom of Poland that took place in 1029 during the German–Polish War between 1028 and 1031. Following the raid of Saxony organised by king of Poland, Mieszko II Lambert, Conrad II, the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, had attacked Poland and organised the siege of the city. Despite heavy casualties, Polish forces managed to defeat the attackers, and Imperial forces had retreated.

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