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Battle of the Tollense River

Battle of the Tollense River was a battle fought in 1250 BC at battlefield of the Tollense River, in what is now Germany. The recorded result: Unknown.

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The river Tollense near the village Weltzin in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany). View of the place of the Battle of the Tollense River from approx. 1300 BC
The river Tollense near the village Weltzin in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany). View of the place of the Battle of the Tollense River from approx. 1300 BC. Botaurus stellaris, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1250 BC
Wherebattlefield of the Tollense River, Germany53.743N, 13.311E
OutcomeUnknown
BelligerentsLocal Bronze Age culture, potentially associated with the Nordic Bronze Age or Urnfield cultureagainstMigrants from the east, possibly associated with the Lusatian culture or other contemporary cultures in central or eastern Europe

Record

Date1250 BC (year precision)
Placebattlefield of the Tollense River, Germany
53.743N, 13.311E
KindBattle, ancient
Battle of the Tollense RiverBattle of the Tollense RiverSiege of DemminBattle of VerchenBattle of WolgastSiege of Wolgast (1630)Battle of Frisches HaffSiege of DemminBattle of VerchenBattle of WolgastSiege of Wolgast (1630)StralsundSchwerin100 km53.743N, 13.311E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of the Tollense River is one of 7 engagements of the 13th century BC in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q25517452, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Tollense valley battlefield, revision 1376520120, 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.