Battle on the Ice
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Battle on the Ice was a 1242 military engagement on the frozen Lake Peipus in which Alexander Nevsky’s forces decisively defeated the Teutonic Knights, halting their eastward expansion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle on the Ice canonical | 7 |
| Ледовое побоище | 2 |
| Battle of Ice | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Lake Peipus
ⓘ
Battle of the Ice ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Livonian Order
ⓘ
Novgorod Republic ⓘ Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| cause | Teutonic expansion eastward ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
forces of the Novgorod Republic
ⓘ
forces of the Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander Nevsky
ⓘ
Hermann of Dorpat ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Northern Crusades ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Novgorod Republic ⓘ |
| date | 1242-04-05 ⓘ |
| defended | Novgorod territories ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | consolidation of Novgorod influence in the region ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
heavy losses for the Teutonic Knights
ⓘ
lighter losses for Novgorod forces ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDepiction |
Russian historical literature
ⓘ
film "Alexander Nevsky" by Sergei Eisenstein ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryOrder |
Livonian Order
ⓘ
Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Estonia
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| location |
Lake Peipus
ⓘ
frozen Lake Peipus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being fought on a frozen lake surface
ⓘ
use of infantry and cavalry against heavily armoured knights ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Livonian Order
ⓘ
Teutonic Order ⓘ
surface form:
Teutonic Knights
|
| partOf |
Northern Crusades
ⓘ
conflicts between Rus' principalities and the Teutonic Order ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of the Neva ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Alexander Nevsky ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Novgorodian victory
ⓘ
defeat of the Teutonic Knights ⓘ |
| RussianName |
Battle on the Ice
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ледовое побоище
|
| significance |
halted eastward expansion of the Teutonic Order
ⓘ
important event in Russian medieval history ⓘ secured Novgorod’s western frontier ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Baltic region ⓘ |
| year | 1242 ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ледовое побоище
subject surface form:
Александр Невский
this entity surface form:
Ледовое побоище
this entity surface form:
Battle of Ice