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Battle of Skuodas

Battle of Skuodas was a battle fought in 1258 at Skuodas, 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: 3,000 against Unknown.

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Fought1258
WhereSkuodas, Lithuania56.236N, 21.441E
OutcomeSamogitian victory
BelligerentsSamogitiansagainstLivonian Order, Curonians
Casualties and lossesUnknownand33 knights killed
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 Skuodas, 1258
9 placed engagements of the Lithuanian Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1258 (year precision)
PlaceSkuodas, Lithuania
56.236N, 21.441E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength3,000Unknown
Casualties and lossesUnknown33 knights killed
Commanders
  • Alminas
  • Bernard von Haren
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Battle of Skuodas is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 52 in present-day Lithuania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1092099, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Skuodas (1259), revision 1370589522, 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.