Battle of Karuse

Battle of Karuse
Part of the Livonian Crusade

Map of Livonia in 1260
Date16 February 1270
Location
Moon Sound, frozen Baltic Sea
58°33′N 23°27′E / 58.55°N 23.45°E / 58.55; 23.45
Result Lithuanian and Semigalian victory
Belligerents
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Semigallians		 Livonian Order
Bishopric of Dorpat
Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek
Danish Estonia
Commanders and leaders
Traidenis Otto von Lutterberg †
Friedrich von Haseldorf
Hermann of Buxhoeveden
Siverith
Casualties and losses
1,600 killed[1] 52 knights and 600 low-rank soldiers

The Battle of Karuse or Battle on the Ice was fought on 16 February 1270 between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Livonian Order on the frozen Baltic Sea between the island of Muhu and the mainland.[2] The Lithuanians achieved a decisive victory. The battle, named after the village of Karuse, was the fifth-largest defeat of the Livonian or Teutonic Orders in the 13th century.[3] Almost all that is known about the battle comes from the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle, which devoted 192 lines to the battle.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference varak was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Karusės mūšis". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference tomas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).