Battle Of Wilichów
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Battle of Wilichów — in 1124, after the death of Prince Volodar of Peremyshl, humiliated by his stay in Polish captivity, the throne was assumed by his son
Vladimirko Volodymyrko Volodarovych ( uk, Володимирко Володарович, Volodymyrko Volodarovych) or Vladimirko Volodarovich (russian: Владимир Володаревич (Владимирко) ; 1104 – February 1153) was a Galician ...
, Prince of Zvenichorod (later Prince of Przemyśl). The young prince, wishing to make up for the losses his family had suffered by paying a ransom for Prince Volodar's release, organised a successful looting expedition against the Polish town of Biecz. However, later that same year, a retaliatory expedition against Vladimir was organised by the Polish Duke Bolesław III Wrymouth. According to the chronicle of Jan Długosz, Bolesław Krzywousty invaded the Duchy of Przemyśl and inflicted a military defeat on the young prince in the Battle of Wilichów.


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{{Poland-battle-stub Battles involving Kievan Rus' Conflicts in 1124