# The Mongol Invasion of Europe — WHE Article Discussion

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**Created:** [October 2, 2019, 9:07am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-mongol-invasion-of-europe-whe-article-discussion/375 "2019-10-02T09:07:16Z")\
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The Mongol invasions of Russia and Eastern Europe occurred first with a brief sortie in 1223 CE and then again in a much larger campaign between 1237 CE and 1242 CE. The Mongols, seemingly coming from nowhere and quickly gaining a reputation as the 'horsemen of the Devil', enjoyed victory after victory, and eventually got as far west as the city of Wroclaw in Poland.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1453/the-mongol-invasion-of-europe/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1453/the-mongol-invasion-of-europe/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/the-mongol-invasion-of-europe-whe-article-discussion/375/2 "2026-07-28T17:02:17Z")

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