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Battle of Riga

Battle of Riga was a battle fought in 1215 at Riga, 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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Fought1215
WhereRiga, Latvia57.050N, 24.050E
OutcomeLivonian victory
BelligerentsSword-Brothers,; Livs and LettsagainstOeselians and other Estonians
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 Riga, 1215
17 placed engagements of the Livonian Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1215 (year precision)
PlaceRiga, Latvia
57.050N, 24.050E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
Battle of RigaBattle of RigaBattle of DaugavgrivaCapture of DaugavgrīvaCrossing of the DünaSiege of RigaSiege of RigaCrossing of the DünaDaugavpilsJelgavaVentspilsŠiauliai100 km57.050N, 24.050E
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 3 times between 1215 and 1609.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1215

Battle of Riga 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 Q3738418, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Riga (1215), revision 1370587505, 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.