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    The Battle of Saule (Lithuanian: Saulės mūšis / Šiaulių mūšis; German: Schlacht von Schaulen; Latvian: Saules kauja) was fought on 22 September 1236,...
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    Battle of Viljandi (1223) Siege of Tallinn (1223) Siege of Tartu, 1224 Battle of Muhu, 1227 Siege of Aizkraukle (1229) Battle of Saule, 1236 Battle on...
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  • Saule is the French equivalent for the willow. Saule may refer to: Saule, settlement in Beverīna municipality, Latvia Saule, settlement in Jaunpils municipality...
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  • Following their defeat by the Samogitians and Semigallians in the Battle of Saule in 1236, the surviving Brothers merged into the Teutonic Order as an...
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  • Volkwin (category Masters of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword)
    He was ultimately killed by the Samogitians during the course of the Battle of Saule in 1236. The surviving Sword-Brothers were subsequently assimilated...
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    Northern Crusades (category Christianization of Europe)
    accepted Christianity. In 1236, after the defeat of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule, military action on Saaremaa broke out again...
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    "Saulės mūšis". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 633. "The Battle of Saule". VisitLithuania...
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    Terra Mariana (category History of Livonia)
    the Sword. After the 1236 Battle of Saule, the surviving members of the Brothers merged in 1237 with the Teutonic Order of Prussia and became known as...
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    Livonia (redirect from History of Livonia)
    being defeated by Lithuanian forces in the 1236 Battle of Saule, the remnants of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword were incorporated into the Teutonic...
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    Semigallians (category Gulf of Riga)
    Lithuanians, resulting in the near annihilation of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule in 1236. Duke Nameisis (Namejs, Nameitis), another...
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    establishing the city of Riga, Latvia in 1201. Their efforts in Lithuania were temporarily halted by defeat at the Battle of Saule in 1236, but armed Christian...
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    Estonia. After their defeat in the Battle of Saule, the surviving members of the order merged into the Teutonic Order of Prussia in 1237. On 7 June 1238...
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    Semigallia (category Subdivisions of Latvia)
    Livonian: Zemgāl), is one of the Historical Latvian Lands located to the south of the Daugava river and to the north of the Saule region of Samogitia. The territory...
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    honor of King Otakar II of Bohemia on the site of a destroyed Prussian settlement. After suffering a devastating defeat in the Battle of Saule, the Livonian...
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    Saare County (category Counties of Estonia)
    accepted Christianity. In 1236, after the defeat of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule, military action on Saaremaa broke out again...
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    Duke of Samogitia and a rival to the future King of Lithuania, Mindaugas. In 1236 he probably led the Samogitian forces in the Battle of Saule against...
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    defeated the Knights of the Sword in the Battle of Saule (1236) and the Livonian Order in the Battle of Skuodas (1259), and the Battle of Durbe (1260). In...
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    supreme power in the whole of Lithuania. In 1236, the Samogitians, led by Vykintas, defeated the Livonian Order in the Battle of Saule. The Order was forced...
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    Saaremaa (redirect from History of Saaremaa)
    the Battle of Saule in 1236, the Saaremaa islanders rebelled. The conflict was ended by a treaty that was signed by the Osilians and the Master of the...
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  • in the battle. If indeed it was 60, then the battle would be comparable to the Battle of Saule in terms of casualties. If about 20 knights were killed...
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    at the Battle of Saule in 1236, after which it almost collapsed. The following year, it merged into the Teutonic Knights. In 1226, Konrad I of Masovia...
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    Livonians of Livonia in the east were cut off from those living on the peninsula of Curonia in the west. Because of their defeat at the battle of Saule the...
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    Baltic Germans (category Demographics of Estonia)
    protection of Roman Popes and Holy Roman Empire. After the heavy defeat in the 1236 Battle of Saule the Livonian Brothers of the Sword became a part of the Teutonic...
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  • 1236, Semigallians attacked crusaders retreating to Riga after the battle of Saule, but by 1254, the Semigallians had been subdued by the Livonian Order...
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    Baltic Unity Day (category Culture of Latvia)
    recognized as such in 2000 by both the Seimas of Lithuania and Saeima of Latvia commemorating the 1236 Battle of Saule, where the joint pagan Samogitian and Semigallian...
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    Vecsaule Parish (category Parishes of Latvia)
    administrative unit of Bauska Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. Through the parish flows Lambārtes, Iecava and Mēmele River. Battle of Saule, that took...
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    Lithuanians in the Battle of Saule. With the support of Henry III, Margrave of Meissen, in 1236, the crusaders advanced north along both banks of the Vistula...
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    Valmiera (redirect from History of Valmiera)
    known as Valmiera Castle. After the Battle of Saule in 1236 Valmiera Castle and nearby lands became the property of the newly established Livonian Order...
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    describing the Battle of Saule. Thus the city's founding date is now considered to be 22 September 1236, the same date when the battle took place, not...
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  • Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This is a List of battles from 301 A.D...
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