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Battle of Cēsis

Battle of Cēsis was a battle fought in 1210 at Cēsis, in what is now Latvia. It was part of the Livonian Crusade. The recorded result: Livonian Victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1210
WhereCēsis, Latvia57.313N, 25.270E
OutcomeLivonian Victory
BelligerentsSword Brethren, vends; Livonians; Latgalians from TālavaagainstCounties of Ancient Estonia
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofLivonian Crusade1198

Where it sits in the Livonian Crusade

Battle of Rodenpois, 1205Battle of Ümera, 1210Battle of Cēsis, 1210Battle of Riga, 1210Battle of Turaida, 1211Battle of Lehola, 1215Battle of Riga, 1215Battle of Otepää, 1217Siege of Tallinn, 1221Battle of Viljandi, 1223Siege of Tartu, 1224Battle of Saule, 1236Battle of Embūte, 1244Battle of Memel, 1257Battle of Karuse, 1270Battle of Aizkraukle, 1279Battle of Garoza, 128712051287Battle of Cēsis, 1210
17 placed engagements of the Livonian Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1210 (year precision)
PlaceCēsis, Latvia
57.313N, 25.270E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
Battle of CēsisBattle of CēsisBattle of WendenBattle of WendenSiege of Cēsis CastleBattles of WendenBattle of CēsisBattle of WendenRigaTartuPärnuJelgavaRēzekneViljandi100 km57.313N, 25.270E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1210 and 1919.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1210

Battle of Cēsis is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 58 in present-day Latvia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3739189, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cēsis (1210), revision 1370438099, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.