Danish campaigns to Novgorod

Danish campaigns to Novgorod
Part of the Livonian campaign to Novgorod

Danish incursions into Novgorod, 1241
DateWinter–August 1241
Location
Result First crusade: Inconclusive
Second crusade Dano-German victory
Territorial
changes
Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Medieval Denmark Abel of Schleswig
Medieval Denmark Cnut of Estonia[1]
Andreas von Felben
Hermann of Dorpat
Jaroslaw Wladimirow
Alexander Nevsky
Tverdilo Ivankovich
Units involved
Medieval Denmark Kings men
German knights
Unknown
Strength
First crusade:
300 Knights
300+ Estonians
Second crusade:
1000 Knights
Unknown amount of Estonian troops
First crusade:
Unknown
Second crusade:
600 Knights at Izborsk
Casualties and losses
Unknown 800 killed

The Danish campaigns to Novgorod (Danish: De danske korstog i Novgorod; Russian: Датские походы на Новгород)[citation needed] were a series of Crusader raids in 1241 by Danish royals and vassals, using the Duchy of Estonia as base of operation, against the Novgorod Republic. The Danish Crusades were supported and executed in coordination with the papacy and other Crusading states, notably Sweden and the Livonian Order, the former one not being able to send further support after being defeated at the Neva.

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