Battle of Warns

When

4 Oct 1345

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

52.88° N, 5.36° E

Description

1345 battle of the Friso-Hollandic Wars

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1345 battle of the Friso-Hollandic Wars

The Battle of Staveren, also known as the Battle of Warns, was a battle of the Friso-Hollandic Wars between Count William IV of Holland and the Frisians which took place on 26 September 1345. The annual commemoration of the battle is important for many nationalist Frisians. The Frisians won the battle and repelled the 'Hollanders' from the eastern coast of the Zuiderzee.

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