Battle of the Ice

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The Battle of 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 into Russian lands.

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Battle of the Ice canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
historical event
medieval battle
belligerent Pskov Republic
surface form: Duchy of Pskov

Livonian Order
Novgorod Republic
Teutonic Order
chronologicallyFollows Battle of the Neva
commandedBy Alexander Nevsky
Andreas von Velven
Hermann of Dorpat
conflictIn Northern Crusades
hasAlternativeName Battle of Lake Peipus
Battle of Lake Peipus
surface form: Battle on Lake Peipus

Battle on the Ice
hasCombatantCommander Alexander Nevsky
Andreas von Velven
Hermann of Dorpat
hasDate 1242-04-05
hasLocation Lake Peipus
border region between present-day Estonia and Russia
frozen surface of Lake Peipus
hasNotableParticipant Alexander Nevsky
Novgorod Republic
Teutonic Order
surface form: Teutonic Knights
hasPrimaryTheater Eastern Baltic region
hasSignificance important episode in Russian national memory
key event in the history of the Teutonic Order
symbol of Russian resistance to Western crusaders
hasYear 1242
involves Kievan Rus military forces
surface form: Novgorod militia

Russian heavy cavalry
Teutonic Order
surface form: Teutonic Knights

Teutonic heavy cavalry
isAssociatedWith Alexander Nevsky’s canonization as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church
isDepictedIn film "Alexander Nevsky" by Sergei Eisenstein
surface form: Sergei Eisenstein film "Alexander Nevsky"
opponentOf Livonian Order
Teutonic Order
surface form: Teutonic Knights
partOf Northern Crusades
surface form: Livonian Crusade

Northern Crusades
result decisive Novgorodian victory
defeat of the Teutonic Knights
resultedIn halt of Teutonic eastward expansion into Russian lands
preservation of Novgorod’s independence
retreat of Teutonic forces from captured Russian territories
tookPlaceNear Tartu
surface form: Dorpat

Pskov
tookPlaceOn frozen lake

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Novgorod Republic notableBattle Battle of the Ice
Battle on the Ice alsoKnownAs Battle of the Ice