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Battle of Memel (1257)

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412:, who was almost immediately faced with a serious challenge – a Samogitian army which invaded the Memel area. Hornhauzen hurriedly gathered about a thousand soldiers (over 40 knights and about 500 Curonians and an unknown number of ordinary order's warriors and marched to meet the invaders, but he clearly underestimated the enemy's strength. There no data that the battle ended in the Order's defeat, but 12 knights were killed according Livonian Rhymed chronicle. After this battle Order and Samogitians agreed to a truce for 2 years. Hornhauzen and komtur of 463: 178: 468: 171: 447:
Edvardas Gudavičius. Alminas. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, T. I (A-Ar). – Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas, 2001. 376 psl.
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The result of the battle is not stated in historical sources. Samogitians didn't seize Memel/ Klaipėda.
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was elected as the Samogitian leader and organized resistance. In 1253, the Germans built the
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on the Curonian land in the strategically important spot where
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The Samogitians further defeated the Livonian Order in the
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were injured and barely managed to escape the battlefield.
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Livonian Crusade
Klaipėda
55°42′N 21°8′E / 55.700°N 21.133°E / 55.700; 21.133
Livonian Order
Samogitians
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t
e
Livonian Crusade
Cēsis
Ümera
Turaida
1st Viljandi
Lehola
Riga
Otepää
St. Matthew's Day
Lindanise
Lihula
Tallinn
2nd Viljandi
Tartu
Muhu
Garoza
Saule
Memel
Skuodas
Durbe
Karuse
Aizkraukle

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