battle, medieval

Battle of Muhu

Name: Battle of Muhu
Start: 1227-01-01
Location: Muhu, Estonia

Battle of Muhu was a battle fought on 1 January 1227 at Muhu, in what is now Estonia. The recorded result: Crusaders victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 20,000.

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Fought1 January 1227

WhereMuhu, Estonia58.583N, 23.173E

OutcomeCrusaders victory

BelligerentsOeseliansagainstSword-Brothers, baptized Estonians, Livs and Letts

Casualties and lossesHeavy casualtiesandLow casualties

Record

Date	1 January 1227
Place	Muhu, Estonia 58.583N, 23.173E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	20,000
Casualties and losses	Heavy casualties	Low casualties
Commanders	Albert of Riga Volkwin Lambert (bishop of Semigallia) Semigallia

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Operation Albion 1917, 14 km SW
Moonsund Landing Operation 1944, 14 km SW
Battle of Moon Sound 1917, 16 km E
Battle of Karuse 1270, 21 km SE
Battle of Lihula 1220, 41 km E

Elsewhere in 1227

Battle of Muhu is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Estonia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3738385, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Muhu, revision 1370450756, 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.