Battle of Skuodas (1259)

Battle of Skuodas
	Part of the Lithuanian Crusade
	; Place of the battle of Skuodas, Luknės, Lithuania
Date	1258 or 1259
Location	Luknė village, 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of Skuodas56°14′11″N 21°26′26″E / 56.23639°N 21.44056°E
Result	Decisive Samogitian victory
Belligerents
Samogitians	Livonian Order, Curonians
Commanders and leaders
Alminas	Bernard von Haren
Strength
3,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	33 knights killed

The Battle of Skuodas or Schoden^[2] was a medieval battle fought in ca. 1259 near Skuodas in present-day Lithuania during the Lithuanian Crusade. The Samogitian army of 3,000 invaded Courland and on their way back defeated the Livonian Order, killing 33 knights and many more low-rank soldiers.^[3] In terms of knights killed, it was the eighth largest defeat of the Livonian Order in the 13th century.^[4] This victory led to a Semigallian insurrection against the Livonian crusaders, which lasted from 1259 to 1272.

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Battle of Skuodas (1259)

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