Battle of Karuse

Date: February 16, 1270 • Location: Muhu vald, Estonia

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1270–1272.

Livonian Crusade: In the Battle of Karuse, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania achieved a decisive victory over the Livonian Order on the frozen surface of the Baltic Sea.

The Livonian crusade consisted of the various military Christianisation campaigns in medieval Livonia – modern Latvia and Estonia – during the Papal-sanctioned Northern Crusades in the 12th–13th century.