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Battle of Lihula
Part of Livonian Crusade
Date8 August 1220
Location
Lihula, Estonia
58°41′40″N 23°50′22″E / 58.69444°N 23.83944°E / 58.69444; 23.83944
Result Estonian victory
Belligerents
Oeselians
Rotalians
Sweden
Commanders and leaders
? Jarl Charles the Deaf  
Strength
? 500 men
Casualties and losses
? Entire garrison slain[1]

The Battle of Lihula or Battle of Leal was fought between invading Swedes and Estonians for the control of a castle in Lihula, Estonia in 1220. The exact date remains uncertain, though some historians suggest that the battle took place on August 8. The event is described in the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia and the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle.

  1. ^ Tarvel, Enn (2018). Eesti rahva lugu. Varrak. p. 54. ISBN 978-9985343142.

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