Battle of Lihula

When

15 Aug 1220

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

58.69° N, 23.84° E

Description

1220 battle of the Northern Crusades

1220 battle of the Northern Crusades

The Battle of Lihula or Battle of Leal was fought between invading Swedes and Estonians for the control of a castle in Lihula, Estonia in 1220. The exact date remains uncertain, though some historians suggest that the battle took place on August 8. The event is described in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia and the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Lihula: Estonian forces encircle the Lihula stronghold, occupied by an invading Swedish Crusader army”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Ливонский крестовый поход: эстонцы побеждают вторгающихся шведов в битве при Лихуле”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Northern Crusades13th century · War