The importance of this clash was called into question by a historian who noticed that the Rhymed Chronicle only attributes tw
The importance of this clash was called into question by a historian who noticed that the Rhymed Chronicle only attributes twenty casualties to it. However, it is generally believed to have stopped a campaign ultimately aimed at the capture of Pskov. The attackers in this battle, commanded by the Bishop of Dorpat, charged the enemy location on the eastern shore at Raven's Rock in an attempt to enforce a decree of Pope Gregory IX. The crusade against the Orthodox Christians of Novgorod ended as a result of the 1242 victory in this battle by the forced of Alexander Nevsky. The Teutonic Knights were defeated at, for 10 points, what battle on the frozen Lake Peipus?
The importance of this clash was called into question by a historian who noticed that the Rhymed Chronicle only attributes twenty casualties to it.
{Battle of the Ice} [or {Massacre on Ice}; accept Battle of {Lake Peipus} until mentioned]