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Teutonic Knights–Lithuania Conflict (1340s)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1341–1350

In the 1340s the Teutonic Knights and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania fought continuously in Samogitia and along the southeastern Baltic frontier;…

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  1. 1341–1345Nemunas River basin · SamogitiaThe Teutonic Knights repeatedly attacked western Lithuania in the name of the crusade, while the Grand Duchy, divided between brothers Algirdas and Kęstutis, organized defenses; both sides raided each other along the Nemunas River and the Samogitia border.
  2. 1348Strėva · LithuaniaIn 1348 a Lithuanian coalition ambushed and heavily defeated the main Teutonic Knights force near Strėva; many knights were killed or captured, forcing the Order to temporarily halt its large-scale eastward advance.
  3. 1349–1350Samogitia · SamogitiaAfter Strėva neither side achieved lasting peace, and the question of Samogitia's ownership remained unresolved; the Order resumed some offensives late in the 1340s but could no longer alter Lithuania's strategic advantage in the eastern Baltic.

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