Battle of Skuodas (1259)

Battle of Skuodas
Part of the Lithuanian Crusade

Place of the battle of Skuodas, Luknės, Lithuania
Date1258 or 1259
Location
Luknė village, 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of Skuodas[1]
56°14′11″N 21°26′26″E / 56.23639°N 21.44056°E / 56.23639; 21.44056
Result Decisive Samogitian victory
Belligerents
Samogitians Livonian Order, Curonians
Commanders and leaders
Alminas Bernard von Haren[2]
Strength
3,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 33 knights killed

The Battle of Skuodas or Schoden[2] was a medieval battle fought in ca. 1259 near Skuodas in present-day Lithuania during the Lithuanian Crusade. The Samogitian army of 3,000 invaded Courland and on their way back defeated the Livonian Order, killing 33 knights and many more low-rank soldiers.[3] In terms of knights killed, it was the eighth largest defeat of the Livonian Order in the 13th century.[4] This victory led to a Semigallian insurrection against the Livonian crusaders, which lasted from 1259 to 1272.

  1. ^ "Skuodo mūšis: sukanka 750 metų". Vakarų ekspresas (in Lithuanian). 2009-07-17.
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