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'''Legnickie Pole''' (] ]) is a small village near ] in ], ]. Site of a decisive battle between the ] of the ] and a Polish-German force led by Duke ] (]) on ], ], which marked the westernmost expansion of the Mongols into central ]. Although the Mongols annihilated their opponents, they turned back to attend to the election of a new ]. '''Legnickie Pole''' (]: ''Wahlstatt'') is a small village near ] in ], ]. It was the site of the decisive ] (Battle of Liegnitz) on ] ] between the ] of the ] and a ]-] army which marked the westernmost expansion of the Mongols into central ]. The Mongol forces were led by ], a commander for ] and ], while the western knights were led by Duke ] of the ]. Although the Mongols annihilated their opponents, they turned back to attend to the election of a new ''Khagan'', or Grand ].


Prussian general Count ] (later Prince of Wahlstatt) defeated a Napoleonic army under ] at the battle of the ] (German: Katzbach), a small river running through Legnickie Pole and Legnica, during the war of 1813/14. The ] general ] defeated a ] army under ] at the ], a small river running through Legnickie Pole and Legnica, during the ], fought during the ] on ] ]. Blücher received the title ''Prince of Wahlstatt'' in honor of his victory on ] ].


A baroque abbey built at Wahlstatt became a Prussian training institute for cadets (1840), then a boarding school for boys (1920), and following the transfer of ] to Poland in the aftermath of ] a hospital for emotionally disturbed women (1957). A ] ] built at Legnickie Pole became a Prussian training institute for cadets in ], a boarding school for boys in ], and, following the transfer of ] to Poland in the aftermath of ], a hospital for emotionally disturbed women in ].


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Legnickie Pole (German: Wahlstatt) is a small village near Legnica in Lower Silesia, Poland. It was the site of the decisive Battle of Legnica (Battle of Liegnitz) on 9 April 1241 between the Mongols of the Golden Horde and a Polish-German army which marked the westernmost expansion of the Mongols into central Europe. The Mongol forces were led by Kaidu, a commander for Subotai and Batu Khan, while the western knights were led by Duke Henry II the Pious of the Piast dynasty. Although the Mongols annihilated their opponents, they turned back to attend to the election of a new Khagan, or Grand Khan.

The Prussian general Count Blücher defeated a French army under Marshal MacDonald at the Kaczawa, a small river running through Legnickie Pole and Legnica, during the Battle of Katzbach, fought during the Napoleonic Wars on 18 August 1813. Blücher received the title Prince of Wahlstatt in honor of his victory on 3 June 1814.

A Baroque abbey built at Legnickie Pole became a Prussian training institute for cadets in 1840, a boarding school for boys in 1920, and, following the transfer of Silesia to Poland in the aftermath of World War II, a hospital for emotionally disturbed women in 1957.

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