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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 | |||||||
Unknown | Karl the Deaf † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 500 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Entire garrison slain[1] |
The Battle of Lihula or Battle of Leal was fought between invading Swedes and Estonians for the control of a castle in Lihula, Estonia in 1220. The exact date remains uncertain, though some historians suggest that the battle took place on August 8. The event is described in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia and the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle.