Danish campaigns to Novgorod | |||||||||
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Part of the Livonian campaign to Novgorod | |||||||||
Danish incursions into Novgorod, 1241 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Abel of Schleswig Cnut of Estonia[1] Andreas von Felben Hermann of Dorpat Jaroslaw Wladimirow |
Alexander Nevsky Tverdilo Ivankovich | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
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.