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Battle of Memel

Battle of Memel was a battle fought in 1323 at Klaipėda, in what is now Lithuania. It was part of the Lithuanian Crusade, which ran from 1283 to 1410. The recorded result: Livonian victory.

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Fought1323
WhereKlaipėda, Lithuania55.706N, 21.128E
OutcomeLivonian victory
BelligerentsLivonian OrderagainstSamogitia
Part ofLithuanian Crusade1283 to 1410

Where it sits in the Lithuanian Crusade

Battle of Skuodas, 1258Battle of Durbe, 1260Siege of Christmemel, 1315Battle of Medininkai, 1320Battle of Memel, 1323Siege of Medvėgalis, 1329Battle of Galialaukė, 1338Battle of Strėva, 1348Siege of Kaunas, 136212581362Battle of Memel, 1323
9 placed engagements of the Lithuanian Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1323 (year precision)
PlaceKlaipėda, Lithuania
55.706N, 21.128E
KindBattle, medieval
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1323

Battle of Memel is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Lithuania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12660806, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Memel (1323), revision 1370269352, 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.