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Battle of Turaida

Battle of Turaida was a battle fought in 1211 at Turaida, in what is now Latvia. It was part of the Livonian Crusade. The recorded result: Livonian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against More than 300 battle ships, several thousands of warriors.

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Battle of Turaida
Battle of Turaida. Minnekon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1211
WhereTuraida, Latvia57.183N, 24.850E
OutcomeLivonian victory
BelligerentsSword-Brothers; LivoniansagainstOeselians and other Estonians
Casualties and lossesLow casualtiesand2,000 killed
Part ofLivonian Crusade1198

Where it sits in the Livonian Crusade

Battle of Rodenpois, 1205Battle of Ümera, 1210Battle of Cēsis, 1210Battle of Riga, 1210Battle of Turaida, 1211Battle of Lehola, 1215Battle of Riga, 1215Battle of Otepää, 1217Siege of Tallinn, 1221Battle of Viljandi, 1223Siege of Tartu, 1224Battle of Saule, 1236Battle of Embūte, 1244Battle of Memel, 1257Battle of Karuse, 1270Battle of Aizkraukle, 1279Battle of Garoza, 128712051287Battle of Turaida, 1211
17 placed engagements of the Livonian Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1211 (year precision)
PlaceTuraida, Latvia
57.183N, 24.850E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownMore than 300 battle ships, several thousands of warriors
Casualties and lossesLow casualties2,000 killed
Commanders
  • Bernard II of Lippe
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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.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1211 and 1628.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1211

Battle of Turaida is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 54 in present-day Latvia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3739139, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Turaida (1211), revision 1370591777, 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.