Wars
Wars in the north-west
Alexander Nevsky's victories
Show on the timeline- Period on the timeline
- 1240–1242
Novgorod and allied forces opposed a Swedish campaign and expansion by Livonian forces. In 1242, the recovery of Pskov was followed by victory on Lake Peipus.
- Parties
- Novgorod, Pskov and allies / Swedish forces; Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order and allies
- Outcome
- Victories on the Neva and Lake Peipus; withdrawal of Livonian forces from the occupied lands
- Settlement or record
- Peace of 1242, known from a chronicle account
- Battle
- 5 April 1242 in the Julian calendar; the scale of the battle is disputed
Sources
- Orthodox Encyclopedia: Alexander Nevsky
- Presidential Library: Battle on the Ice (in Russian)
- Ruwiki: Battle of the Neva (in Russian)
- Ruwiki: Battle on the Ice (in Russian)
- Wikipedia: Battle of the Neva (in Russian)
- Wikipedia: Battle on the Ice (in Russian)
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia: Battle on the Ice (1242) — text hosted on Gufo.me (in Russian)