Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Caupo of Turaida

Battles of Caupo of Turaida

Livonian noble (died 1217), 1200 to 1217

Caupo of Turaida is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1210 and 1217: 3 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Latvia (2), Estonia (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 152 km apart end to end, 51 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Livonian Crusade (2), Crusades (1).

Battle of ÜmeraBattle of CēsisBattle of ViljandiBattle of St. Matthew's DayBattle of ÜmeraBattle of CēsisBattle of ViljandiBattle of St. Matthew's DayRigaPskovTartuJelgavaRēzekneSlantsyHaapsalu100 km57.880N, 25.433E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1210: 2 engagements2 in 12101211: 1 engagements1217: 1 engagements12101217
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Ümera, 1210Battle of Cēsis, 1210Battle of Viljandi, 1211Battle of St. Matthew's Day, 121712101217
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1210Battle of ÜmeraValmiera, LatviaEstonian victory
1210Battle of CēsisCēsis, Latvia23 km SWLivonian Victory
February 1211Battle of ViljandiViljandi, Estonia118 km NLivonian victory
21 September 1217Battle of St. Matthew's DayViljandi, Estonia12 km NWLivonian victory; County of Sakala surrenders

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, WikedKentaur, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.