Battle of Aizkraukle
| Battle of Aizkraukle | |||||||
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| Part of the Livonian Crusade | |||||||
Death of Johann von Tiesenhausen during the Battle of Aizkraukle, holding the Livonian Order's banner (by Friedrich Ludwig von Maydell, 1842) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Grand Duchy of Lithuania | Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Traidenis |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 71 knights killed | ||||||
The Battle of Aizkraukle or Ascheraden was fought on 5 March 1279 between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led by Traidenis, and the Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order near Aizkraukle (German: Ascheraden) in present-day Latvia. The order suffered a great defeat: 71 knights, including the grand master, Ernst von Rassburg, and Eilart Hoberg, leader of the knights from Danish Estonia, were killed. It was the second-largest defeat of the order in the 13th century. After the battle Duke Nameisis of the Semigallians recognized Traidenis as his suzerain.