Battle of Aizkraukle | |||||||
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Part of the Livonian Crusade | |||||||
Livonia in 1260, showing the location of Ascheraden (Aizkraukle) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Grand Duchy of Lithuania | Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Traidenis | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 71 knights killed[2] |
The Battle of Aizkraukle or Ascheraden was fought on 5 March 1279 between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led by Traidenis, and the Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order near Aizkraukle (German: Ascheraden) in present-day Latvia.[3] The order suffered a great defeat: 71 knights, including the grand master, Ernst von Rassburg, and Eilart Hoberg, leader of the knights from Danish Estonia, were killed.[3] It was the second-largest defeat of the order in the 13th century.[4][3] After the battle Duke Nameisis of the Semigallians recognized Traidenis as his suzerain.[5]