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Battle of the Neva

Battle of the Neva was a battle fought on 15 July 1240 at Neva, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Swedish–Novgorodian Wars, which ran from 1101 to 1300. The recorded result: Novgorodian victory.

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en:Alexander Nevsky Fighting the Swedes.
en:Alexander Nevsky Fighting the Swedes.. Boris Chorikov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought15 July 1240
WhereNeva, Russia59.807N, 30.604E
OutcomeNovgorodian victory
BelligerentsNovgorod Republic; People of LadogaagainstKingdom of Sweden; Finns; Tavastians; Norwegians
Casualties and lossesNovgorod First Chronicle: 20 killedandNovgorod First Chronicle: "great number"
Part ofSwedish–Novgorodian Wars1101 to 1300

Record

Date15 July 1240
PlaceNeva, Russia
59.807N, 30.604E
KindBattle, medieval
Casualties and lossesNovgorod First Chronicle: 20 killedNovgorod First Chronicle: "great number"
Commanders
  • Alexander Yaroslavich
  • Ulf Fase
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of the Neva
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of the Neva today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-09-04. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 2 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -20 to 48 m, 68 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 42% tree cover, 21% cropland, 17% built-up.

tree cover: 42%cropland: 21%built-up: 17%water: 14%grassland: 5%tree cover 42%cropland 21%built-up 17%water 14%grassland 5%
west to east, 10.0 km2 to 26 mnorth to south, 10.0 km2 to 36 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1240

Battle of the Neva is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q521799, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Neva, revision 1370601512, 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.