 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (April 2014) |
| Battle of Garoza | |||||||
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| Part of the Livonian Crusade | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Livonian Order Livonians Latgalians Citizens of Riga | Semigallians | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Willekin von Endorp † | Unknown Semigallian commander † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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More than 40 knights more than 50 crusaders unknown number of allies | Around 1,400 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Willekin von Endorp, 33 knights including several komtur's, unknown number of allies. More than 6 knights taken prisoners. | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Garoza was one of the largest battles of the Livonian Crusade which occurred in 1287 between the Livonian Order and Semigallians in the territory of modern Latvia. It was a severe defeat for the order which lost its master and several komturs.