Battle of Aizkraukle

Battle of Aizkraukle
Part of the Livonian Crusade

Livonia in 1260, showing the location of Ascheraden (Aizkraukle)
Date5 March 1279[1]
Location
Near Aizkraukle
Result Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Grand Duchy of Lithuania Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order
Commanders and leaders
Traidenis
Casualties and losses
Unknown 71 knights killed[2]

The Battle of Aizkraukle or Ascheraden was fought on 5 March 1279 between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led by Traidenis, and the Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order near Aizkraukle (German: Ascheraden) in present-day Latvia.[3] The order suffered a great defeat: 71 knights, including the grand master, Ernst von Rassburg, and Eilart Hoberg, leader of the knights from Danish Estonia, were killed.[3] It was the second-largest defeat of the order in the 13th century.[4][3] After the battle Duke Nameisis of the Semigallians recognized Traidenis as his suzerain.[5]

  1. ^ Murray, Alan V. (2006). The Crusades: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 738. ISBN 978-1-57607-862-4.
  2. ^ Baranauskas, Tomas (22 September 2006). "Ar priminsime Europai apie Šiaulių mūšį?" (in Lithuanian). Delfi.lt. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
  3. ^ a b c Gudavičius, Edvardas. "Aizkrauklės mūšis". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ^ Baranauskas, Tomas (2006-09-22). "Ar priminsime Europai apie Šiaulių mūšį?" (in Lithuanian). Delfi.lt. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  5. ^ Jasas, Rimantas. "Nameisis". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 3 November 2023.