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Livonian Crusade: The Livonian Brothers of the Sword were soundly defeated by pagan Samogitian and Semigallian troops at the Battle of Saule.
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Livonian Crusade
12th–13th century Baltic Christianisation campaign
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Livonian Brothers of the Sword
Catholic military order (1204–1237)
The Livonian Brothers of the Sword was a Catholic military order established in 1202 during the Livonian Crusade by Albert, the third bishop of Riga. Pope Innocent III sanctioned the establishment in 1204 for the second time. The membership of the crusading order comprised…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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)
Semigallians
Baltic tribe
Semigallians were the Baltic tribe that lived in the south central part of contemporary Latvia and northern Lithuania. They are noted for their long resistance (1219–1290) against the German crusaders and Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades. Semigallians had close…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Saule
1236 battle of the Livonian Crusade
The Battle of Saule was fought on 22 September 1236, between the Livonian Brothers of the Sword and pagan troops of Samogitians and Semigallians. Between 48 and 60 knights were killed, including the Livonian Master, Volkwin. It was the earliest large-scale defeat suffered by the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)