Battle of the Neva

Battle of the Neva
	Part of the Swedish–Novgorodian Wars
	; Depiction of the battle in the late 16th century illuminated manuscript of Ivan the Terrible
Date	15 July 1240
Location	Neva River, Russia
Result	Novgorodian victory
Belligerents
Novgorod Republic People of Ladoga;	Kingdom of Sweden Finns; Tavastians; Norwegians;
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Yaroslavich	Ulf Fase (arguably); Spiridon †
Casualties and losses
Novgorod First Chronicle:; 20 killed	Novgorod First Chronicle:; "great number"

The Battle of the Neva (Russian: Невская битва, romanized: Nevskaya bitva; Swedish: slaget vid Neva; Finnish: Nevan taistelu) was fought between the Novgorod Republic, along with Karelians, and the Kingdom of Sweden, including Norwegian, Finnish and Tavastian forces, on the Neva River, near the settlement of Ust-Izhora, on 15 July 1240. The battle is mentioned only in Russian sources, and it remains unclear whether it was a major invasion or a small-scale raid. In Russian historiography, it has become an event of massive scale and importance.