Battle of Lihula
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Battle of Lihula | |||||||
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Part of Livonian Crusade | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Oeselians Rotalians | Sweden | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jarl Charles the Deaf † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
? | 500 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
? | Entire garrison slain[1] |
The Battle of Lihula or Battle of Leal was fought between invading
Chronicle of Henry of Livonia and the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle
.
History
Swedish troops, initially led by King
jarl Charles the Deaf (Swedish:Karl Döve) and bishop Karl Magnusson of Linköping, both from the powerful House of Bjelbo
, also remained in the castle.
On 8 August a combined Oeselian and Rotalian army encircled the castle at dawn. The castle was set ablaze in the course of the fierce battle that ensued. Swedish troops tried to make their way out, but they were killed on site except for a few soldiers that succeeded in escaping to Tallinn, which was held by Denmark. The jarl, the bishop, and almost 500 other Swedes were killed, leaving no Swedish presence in Estonia at all.
The short-lived Swedish attempt to gain foothold in Estonia was motivated by the quickly
permanent conflict with Novgorod. It was not until 1561 that Sweden succeeded in establishing its rule in Estonia
.
See also
References
- ISBN 978-9985343142.
- Eesti Ajalugu I-II. 1997. History of Estonia, AS BIT 2000, 2002. ISBN 9985-2-0606-1.
- Chronicle of Henry of Livonia
- Livonian Rhymed Chronicle