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Livonian Crusade: Samogitian forces defeated Teutonic knights and the Livonian Order at the Battle of Durbe.
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Livonian Crusade
12th–13th century Baltic Christianisation campaign
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Samogitians
Lithuanian ethnic group
Samogitians are the inhabitants of Samogitia, an ethnographic region of Lithuania. Many speak the Samogitian language, which in Lithuania is mostly considered a dialect of the Lithuanian language together with the Aukštaitian dialect. The Samogitian language differs the most…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Teutonic Order
Medieval military order
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Livonian Order
Branch of the Teutonic Order, 1237–1561
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Battle of Durbe
1260 battle of the Livonian Crusade
The Battle of Durbe was a medieval battle fought near Durbe, 23 km (14 mi) east of Liepāja, in present-day Latvia during the Livonian Crusade. On 13 July 1260, the Samogitians soundly defeated the joint forces of the Teutonic Knights from Prussia and the Livonian Order from…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)