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Battle of Verchen

1164 · 12th century

The Battle of Verchen was fought on 6 July 1164 near Demmin in Pomerania, where an army of Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony, allied with Valdemar I of Denmark, defeated the Pomeranian dukes Bogislaw I and Casimir I and the Obotrite prince Pribislav. The defeat forced the Pomeranian dukes to submit to Henry the Lion.

Battle of Verchen
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