Battle or uprising · 16.02.1270
Battle of Karuse
In winter 1270 a Lithuanian army under Grand Duke Traidenis raided Saaremaa across the frozen sea. On 16 February it was caught on the ice of the strait between Muhu and the mainland by the Livonian Order and its allies. The Lithuanians had formed a barricade of sledges, and the knights' attack broke against it. Master Otto von Lutterberg, 52 knights and some 600 soldiers were killed in one of the Order's worst defeats. The battle is named after Karuse parish on the mainland shore.
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1270. aasta talvel rüüstas suurvürst Traidenise juhitud Leedu vägi üle jäätunud mere Saaremaad. 16. veebruaril tabasid Liivi ordu ja tema liitlased leedulased Muhu ja mandri vahelise väina jääl. Leedulased olid moodustanud saanidest kaitsevalli, mille vastu rüütlite rünnak purunes. Langesid ordumeister Otto von Lutterberg, 52 rüütlit ja umbes 600 sõdurit – see oli ordu üks raskemaid kaotusi. Lahing on saanud nime mandrirannikul asuva Karuse kihelkonna järgi.