Battle of Memel (1257)
The Battle of Memel was fought between the Samogitians and the Livonian Order in 1257 near Memel (now Klaipėda in Lithuania). When Mindaugas, King of Lithuania, transferred most of Samogitia to the Livonian Order in 1257, Duke was elected as the Samogitian leader and organized resistance. In 1253, the Germans built the Memel Castle on the Curonian land in the strategically important spot where meets the Curonian Lagoon. The new castle threatened Curonians and Samogitians.
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Battle of Memel (1257)
The Battle of Memel was fought between the Samogitians and the Livonian Order in 1257 near Memel (now Klaipėda in Lithuania). When Mindaugas, King of Lithuania, transferred most of Samogitia to the Livonian Order in 1257, Duke was elected as the Samogitian leader and organized resistance. In 1253, the Germans built the Memel Castle on the Curonian land in the strategically important spot where meets the Curonian Lagoon. The new castle threatened Curonians and Samogitians.
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The Battle of Memel was fought ...... ranch of the Teutonic Knights.
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Livonian Order
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40 knights, 500 Curonians
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Samogitians
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Alminas
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Burchard Hornhauzen, Bernard Haren
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Battle of Memel
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the Livonian Crusade
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Near Memel
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The Battle of Memel was fought ...... ned Curonians and Samogitians.
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Battle of Memel (1257)
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