The Battle on the Ice (German: "Schlacht auf dem Peipussee", Russian: Ледовое побоище - Battle of Chud Lake), also called the Battle of the Lake Peipsi (Estonian: Peipsi järv, Russian: Чудское озеро(Chud Lake), German: Peipus-See) is a large lake, on the border between Estonia and Russia in Eastern Europe. It is the fourth largest lake in Europe, after Lake Ladoga and... Lake Peipus, took place in Events April 5 - During a battle on the ice of Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights. Emperor Go-Saga ascends to the throne of Japan. Batu Khan establishes the Golden Horde at Sarai. Cleves, Germany is chartered as a city. Kiel, Germany is chartered as a... 1242. It was the greatest defeat sustained by the Teutonic Knights Castle in Malbork (Marienburg) The Teutonic Order (German: Deutscher Orden, Latin: Ordo domus Sanctæ Mariæ Theutonicorum) was a crusading order of knights under Roman Catholic religious vows which was formed at the end of the 12th century in Palestine to give medical aid to pilgrims to the holy... Teutonic knights until the 15th-century Battle of Grunwald Conflict 1409- 1411 war Date July 15, 1410 Place Grunwald/ Tannenberg Result Decisive Polish and Lithuanian victory The Battle of Grunwald took place on July 15, 1410 between the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on one side (estimated 39,000 troops), and the... Battle of Grunwald. It effectively stopped their The Northern Crusades, or Baltic Crusades, were undertaken by Western Europeans against the still heathen people of North Eastern Europe around the Baltic Sea. The official starting point for the Northern Crusades was Pope Celestine IIIs call in 1193, but the already Christian kingdoms of Germany and Scandinavia had... Northern Crusade against For other cities named Novgorod see Novgorod (disambiguation). Novgorod (Но́вгород) is a city in North-Western Russia. Since 1998 the official name of the city has been Velikiy Novgorod (Great Novgorod). It is the capital of Novgorod Oblast. The city lies along... Novgorod and other The Russian Federation ( Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches... Russian territories in the aftermath of the This is the history of Estonia. Pre-history Estonians are one of the longest settled European peoples, whose forebears, known as the comb pottery people, lived on the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea over 5,000 years ago. Like other early agricultural societies, Estonians were organized into economically self... conquest of Estonia (disambiguation). The Republic of Estonia is a country in Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the north. Estonia has land borders with its fellow Baltic state, Latvia, to the south, with Russia to the east, and maritime border with Finland... Estonia.

Hoping to exploit Russia's weakness in the wake of The Mongol Invasion of Russia was an invasion of the medieval state of Kievan Rus by a large army of nomadic Mongols, starting in 1223. The invasion precipitated the breakup of Kievan Rus and influenced development of Russian history, including rise of the Moscow principality. As it was undergoing fragmentation... Mongol and The Battle of the Neva (Невская битва in Russian, or Nevskaya bitva), a Swedish armies on the Neva River on July 15, 1240. The purpose of the Swedish invasion was to gain control over the mouth of the Neva and... Swedish invasions, the Teutonic knights occupied Categories: Russia geography stubs | Cities in Russia ... Pskov, Izborsk (И́зборск) is an old Russian town to the west of Pskov and just to the east from the Estonian border. According to the Russian Primary Chronicle, the town was the seat of Ruriks brother in 862. Archaeological excavations didnt reveal... Izborsk, and Koporye Fortress near St Petersburg Koporye (Russian: Копорье) is a historic village in Russia, about 100 km to the west of St Petersburg, which contains some of the most impressive medieval ruins in Russia. The first wooden fortress was built there by the Teutonic... Koporye in the autumn of 1240. When they approached Novgorod itself, the local citizens recalled to the city 20-year-old prince For other uses, see Russian) (May 30, 1220?–November 14, 1263) was a Russian statesman and Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir (from 1252). He was the son of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich and rose to legendary status because of his great military victories. Alexander Nevski Nevsky was in charge... Alexander Nevsky, whom they had banished to Pereslavl-Zalessky (Пересла́вль-Зале́сский) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, on the shore of Lake Pleshcheyevo. Pereslavl-Zalessky has existed since the year 1152, when it was founded by Prince... Pereslavl earlier that year. During the campaign of Events April 5 - Mongols of Golden Horde under the command of Subotai defeat feudal polish nobility, including Knights Templar, in the battle of Liegnitz April 27 - Mongols defeat Bela IV of Hungary in the battle of Sajo. Births Deaths April 9 - Henry the Pious, Duke of Silesia August 22 - Pope... 1241, Alexander managed to retake Pskov and Koporye from the knights.

In the spring of 1242, the knights defeated a reconnaissance detachment of Novgorodians 18 km to the south from the fortress of Image of Tartu street Tartu (German, Polish Dorpat, Russian Юpьeв Yuryev) is the second largest city of Estonia, with its population of 101,246 (the Population Census data is from 2000) in an area of 38.8 square kilometres. The first written records of Tartu date... Derpt. In the hope of gaining easy victory over Novgorod, the main force of the Teutonic knights under leadership of the Grand Master of the Order entered the vast ice-covered Lake Peipus and marched on towards Pskov.

On April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). There are 270 days remaining. Events 1242 - During a battle on the ice of Chudskoye Lake, Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights. 1614 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries... April 5, 1242 the armies clashed on the ice of the lake. After hours of hand-to-hand fighting, Alexander ordered the left and right wings of his Archer may refer to: Someone taking part in archery. The surname Archer. British tank destroyer Archer. Seven ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Archer. Jonathan Archer, captain of fictional starship Enterprise in the Star Trek: Enterprise franchise. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... archers to enter the battle. The knights started to retreat in disarray, and the appearance of the fresh Russian cavalry made them run for their life. Under weight of heavy armour, thin ice started to collapse, and many knights drowned. Only the grand master, bishops, and a handful of mounted knights managed to return back to Derpt after the battle.