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Battle of Medininkai

Battle of Medininkai was a battle fought on 27 July 1320 at Varniai, in what is now Lithuania. It was part of the Lithuanian Crusade, which ran from 1283 to 1410. The recorded result: Samogitian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 40 knights; Unknown number of soldiers.

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Fought27 July 1320
WhereVarniai, Lithuania55.740N, 22.370E
OutcomeSamogitian victory
BelligerentsGrand Duchy of LithuaniaagainstTeutonic Knights
Part ofLithuanian Crusade1283 to 1410

Where it sits in the Lithuanian Crusade

Battle of Skuodas, 1258Battle of Durbe, 1260Siege of Christmemel, 1315Battle of Medininkai, 1320Battle of Memel, 1323Siege of Medvėgalis, 1329Battle of Galialaukė, 1338Battle of Strėva, 1348Siege of Kaunas, 136212581362Battle of Medininkai, 1320
9 placed engagements of the Lithuanian Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 July 1320
PlaceVarniai, Lithuania
55.740N, 22.370E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknown40 knights; Unknown number of soldiers
Casualties and lossesUnknown29 knights and about 200 soldiers killed, vogt of Sambia Gerhard Rode taken as captive
Commanders
  • Heinrich von Plötzke
Battle of MedininkaiBattle of MedininkaiSiege of MedvėgalisBattle of TryszkiBattle of MemelBattle of RossienyBattle of MemelSiege of MedvėgalisBattle of TryszkiBattle of RossienyBattle of MemelRigaKaliningradLiepagaKaunasJelgavaSovetskChernyakhovsk100 km55.740N, 22.370E
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Elsewhere in 1320

Battle of Medininkai is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 52 in present-day Lithuania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3920750, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Medininkai, revision 1370449438, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.