Battle of Wesenberg (1268)

Battle of Wesenberg
Part of the Northern Crusades
Map showing the location of the battle in the context of 13th-century Livonia
Date 18 February 1268 Location Near Rakvere, Estonia Result Both sides claim victory[1]
Belligerents
Novgorod Republic Pskov Republic Grand Duchy of Vladimir	Duchy of Estonia Bishopric of Dorpat Livonian Order
Commanders and leaders
Dmitry of Pereslavl Daumantas of Pskov Mikhail Fyodorovich †	Alexander of Dorpat † Otto von Lutterberg
Strength
10,000–20,000	~20,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Wesenberg, Rakvere or Rakovor^[2] (German: Schlacht bei Wesenberg; Russian: Раковорская битва) was fought on 18 February 1268 between the combined forces of Danish Estonia, the Bishopric of Dorpat, the Livonian Order, and local Estonian militias on one side, and the forces of Novgorod and Pskov, led by Dmitry of Pereslavl, on the other. Medieval accounts of the battle vary with both sides claiming victory; however, the Livonian victory is seen as more plausible as Novgorodian-Pskovian forces retreated out of Danish Estonia, with Livonian Knights launching a retaliatory attack on Izborsk and Pskov soon afterward, in June 1269.^{[3]: 78–79}