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| The Battle of Stellau | |||||||
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| Part of the Danish Crusades | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Denmark | Holstein | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Valdemar II | Adolf III of Holstein | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~2,000–4,000 | ~3,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Minor losses | Entire force annihilated | ||||||
King Valdemar II of Denmark
The Battle of Stellau took place in the year 1201 near the village of Stellau near Wrist, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
A German army led by Count Adolf III of Holstein fought a Danish army under King Canute VI of Denmark. Duke Valdemar of Schleswig, supporting the interests of his brother, the Danish King, defeated Adolf and his forces from Holstein.