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Battle of Viljandi

Battle of Viljandi was a battle fought on 29 January 1223 at Viljandi, in what is now Estonia. It was part of the Livonian Crusade. The recorded result: Estonian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought29 January 1223
WhereViljandi, Estonia58.360N, 25.593E
OutcomeEstonian victory
BelligerentsEstoniansagainstSword-Brothers
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
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 Viljandi, 1223
17 placed engagements of the Livonian Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date29 January 1223
PlaceViljandi, Estonia
58.360N, 25.593E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
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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 5 times between 1211 and 1602.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1223

Battle of Viljandi 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 Q3739148, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Viljandi (1223), revision 1370592510, 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.