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.

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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

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Alexander Nevsky notableFor Battle on the Ice
Lake Peipus knownFor Battle on the Ice
Lake Peipus eventLocation Battle on the Ice
Lake Peipus significantEvent Battle on the Ice
Battle of the Neva followedBy Battle on the Ice
Battle on the Ice RussianName Battle on the Ice self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ледовое побоище
Prince of Novgorod significantEvent Battle on the Ice
"Александр Невский" conflict Battle on the Ice
subject surface form: Александр Невский
this entity surface form: Ледовое побоище
aftermath of the Battle of Ice follows Battle on the Ice
this entity surface form: Battle of Ice
Battle of the Ice hasAlternativeName Battle on the Ice