Polish Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth defeated Vladimirko of Zvenyhorod in a retaliatory campaign, reasserting Polish dominance over the Principality of Peremyshl.
Key Facts
- Year
- 1124
- Opposing sides
- Poland vs. Principality of Zvenyhorod
- Polish commander
- Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth
- Zvenyhorod commander
- Vladimirko, Prince of Zvenyhorod
- Source chronicle
- Chronicle of Jan Długosz
- Preceding raid
- Vladimirko looted the Polish town of Biecz
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Following the death of Prince Volodar of Peremyshl, his son Vladimirko sought to recover losses incurred from paying a ransom during Volodar's Polish captivity. He organised a successful looting raid against the Polish town of Biecz, prompting a military response from Poland.
Polish Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth launched a retaliatory invasion of the Principality of Peremyshl the same year as the Biecz raid. According to the chronicle of Jan Długosz, the two forces met at Wilichów, where Bolesław inflicted a decisive military defeat on the young prince Vladimirko.
The defeat at Wilichów checked Vladimirko's ambitions and reasserted Polish military supremacy in the region. Despite this setback, Vladimirko would later consolidate power, eventually becoming Prince of Przemyśl and a significant ruler in the area.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Bolesław III Wrymouth.
Side B
1 belligerent
Vladimirko of Zvenyhorod.