Alexander Nevsky's Lithuanian campaign

Lithuanian campaign of Alexander Nevsky
	Part of Russo-Lithuanian wars
Date	1245
Location	Lithuania
Result	Novgorodian victory
Belligerents
Novgorod republic	Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Nevsky	Unknown

The Lithuanian campaign of Alexander Nevsky was the successful actions of the Pereslavl and Novgorod troops led by Alexander Nevsky^[1] against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1245.^[2]^[3]

Background

Since 1219, Lithuania had regularly raided Russian lands.^[4]^[5]^[6] As J. Fennel noted, the collapse of the Principality of Polotsk made it possible for the Lithuanians to launch raids on nearby lands, including Novgorod and Pskov.^[7]

The campaign

The Russian prince decided to go on a campaign after the Lithuanians attacked the border area and robbed many locals. Alexander Nevsky caught the raiders and pursued them to Lithuania, where most Lithuania soldiers fled but some were surrounded and defeated. Nevsky then freed all the prisoners and defeated the Lithuanians at Lake Zizicekoe. On the way back, the Lithuanians tried to take revenge, but were destroyed again.^[8]

References

↑ "Магистратура НИУ ВШЭ. Программа "Современная историческая наука в преподавании истории в школе"". www.hse.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-06-11.
↑ "The Alexander Nevsky's Lithuanian Campaign – Student Theses – Higher School of Economics National Research University". www.hse.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
↑ Hooper, Nicholas; Bennett, Matthew (1995), The Cambridge illustrated atlas of warfare: the Middle Ages, New York: Cambridge University Press, p. 61, ISBN 978-0-521-44049-3, retrieved 2024-06-11
↑ Martin, Janet (2003). Medieval Russia: 980–1584. Cambridge medieval textbooks (4. printing ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-521-36832-2.
↑ Pashuto (2013), p. 51.
↑ Begunov (2003), p. 102-103.
↑ Fennell, John (1993). The crisis of medieval Russia: 1200–1304. Longman history of Russia (5. impr ed.). London: Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-48150-3.
↑ Begunov (2003), p. 104.

Bibliography

Pashuto, Vladimir (2013). Образование Литовского государства [Formation of the State of Lithuania] (in Russian). Moscow.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Begunov, Yuri (2003). Александр Невский. Жизнь и деяния святого и благоверного великого князя [Alexander Nevsky. Life and Deeds of the Holy and Blessed Grand Duke] (in Russian).

[1] "Магистратура НИУ ВШЭ. Программа "Современная историческая наука в преподавании истории в школе"". www.hse.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-06-11.

[2] "The Alexander Nevsky's Lithuanian Campaign – Student Theses – Higher School of Economics National Research University". www.hse.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-27.

[3] Hooper, Nicholas; Bennett, Matthew (1995), The Cambridge illustrated atlas of warfare: the Middle Ages, New York: Cambridge University Press, p. 61, ISBN 978-0-521-44049-3, retrieved 2024-06-11

[4] Martin, Janet (2003). Medieval Russia: 980–1584. Cambridge medieval textbooks (4. printing ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-521-36832-2.

[FOOTNOTEPashuto201351-5] Pashuto (2013), p. 51.

[FOOTNOTEBegunov2003102-103-6] Begunov (2003), p. 102-103.

[7] Fennell, John (1993). The crisis of medieval Russia: 1200–1304. Longman history of Russia (5. impr ed.). London: Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-48150-3.

[FOOTNOTEBegunov2003104-8] Begunov (2003), p. 104.

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