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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Ice canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| 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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