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Battle of Rudau

1370 · 14th century · Part of the Lithuanian Crusade

The Battle of Rudau was fought on 17 February 1370 near Rudau in Sambia, present-day Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. The Teutonic Knights under Grand Master Winrich von Kniprode defeated a Lithuanian army led by the grand duke Algirdas and his brother Kęstutis, who had invaded Prussia. The victory was one of the Order's most celebrated successes in its long war against pagan Lithuania.

Battle of Rudau
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