| Battle of Karuse | |||||||
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| Part of the Northern Crusades | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Grand Duchy of Lithuania | Livonian Order | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Traidenis | Otto von Lutterberg † | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 52 knights and 600 low-rank soldiers | ||||||
Battle of Karuse or Battle on the Ice was fought on February 16, 1270 between Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Livonian Order on the frozen Baltic Sea. The Northern Crusades or Baltic Crusades were Crusades undertaken by the Catholic kings of Denmark and Sweden, the German Livonian Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė old literary Lithuanian Didi Kunigiste Letuvos, Ruthenian: Wialikaje Kniastwa Litowskaje The Livonian Order was autonomous Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order and a member of the Livonian Confederation from 1418&ndash1561 Traidenis or Troyden (died in 1282 was the Grand Duke Lithuania from 1270 (or 1269 till 1282 Otto von Lutterberg was the Ordensmeister of the Livonian Order of the Teutonic Knights from 1266 to 1270 and was in command of the Livonian Order in 1268 when the Killed in action ( KIA or K I A) is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces by other Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols The Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštystė old literary Lithuanian Didi Kunigiste Letuvos, Ruthenian: Wialikaje Kniastwa Litowskaje The Livonian Order was autonomous Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order and a member of the Livonian Confederation from 1418&ndash1561 The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. In 1270 Lithuanians led by Traidenis, Grand Duke of Lithuania from ca. Traidenis or Troyden (died in 1282 was the Grand Duke Lithuania from 1270 (or 1269 till 1282 1269 to 1282, raided Livonia and reached as far as Saaremaa island by marching across the frozen sea. Livonia (Līvõmō Latvian and Livonija Estonian: Liivimaa; Finnish: Liivinmaa; German and Swedish: Livland Saaremaa is the largest Island belonging to Estonia, measuring 2673 km². [1] On their way back they were confronted by the Livonian Order and their Danish allies from Tallinn on the Muhu Strait. Tallinn (historically known by the German, Swedish and Danish name Reval or the Polish name Rewal, among other names Muhu (in German Moon or Mohn; in Estonian also called Muhumaa) is an Island in the Baltic Sea. The Order was well-prepared for the battle: for a year it was recruiting soldiers for an expedition into Semigalia. Zemgale, also known under Latinized names Semigalia or Semigallia (Zemgale Semgallen Žiemgala is an historical region of Latvia, sometimes also including [2] Lithuanians arranged their sleighs as a barricade and successfully stopped the main cavalry force. [1] The enemy was defeated. 52 knights, including Grand Master Otto von Lutterberg, and some 600 low-ranking soldiers were killed. Otto von Lutterberg was the Ordensmeister of the Livonian Order of the Teutonic Knights from 1266 to 1270 and was in command of the Livonian Order in 1268 when the It was the fifth largest defeat of the Livonian or Teutonic Orders in the 13th century. [3] A new Grand Master Andreas von Westfalen decided to restore lost morale of the knights by winning a quick victory. In the middle of 1270 he learned about another Lithuanian raid into Livonia and hurried his soldiers to seek out the enemy. While they were resting, Lithuanians attacked the camp and killed Andreas and twenty more knights. [2] It is sometimes known as the Battle of Padaugava.
References
- ^ a b Turnbull, Stephen (2004). Crusader Castles of the Teutonic Knights (2): The Stone Castles of Latvia and Estonia 1185-1560. Osprey Publishing, 52. ISBN 1841767123.
- ^ a b Urban, William (1994). The Baltic Crusade. Chicago, Illinois: Lithuanian Research and Studies Center, 278-280. ISBN 0-929700-10-4.
- ^ (Lithuanian) Baranauskas, Tomas (2006-09-22). Tomas Baranauskas (born on September 12 1973 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian Historian specializing in the history of medieval Lithuania Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Ar priminsime Europai apie Šiaulių mūšį?. Delfi. lt. Retrieved on 2007-05-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place
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