Battle of Karuse

Battle of Karuse
	Part of the Livonian Crusade
	; Map of Livonia in 1260
Date	16 February 1270
Location	Moon Sound, frozen Baltic Sea58.55°N 23.45°E
Result	Lithuanian and Semigalian victory
Belligerents
Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Semigallians	Livonian Order; Bishopric of Dorpat; Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek; Danish Estonia
Commanders and leaders
Traidenis	Otto von Lutterberg †; Friedrich von Haseldorf; Hermann of Buxhoeveden; Siverith
Casualties and losses
1,600 killed	52 knights and 600 low-rank soldiers

The Battle of Karuse or Battle on the Ice was fought on 16 February 1270 between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Livonian Order on the frozen Baltic Sea between the island of Muhu and the mainland. The Lithuanians achieved a decisive victory. The battle, named after the village of Karuse, was the fifth-largest defeat of the Livonian or Teutonic Orders in the 13th century. Almost all that is known about the battle comes from the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle, which devoted 192 lines to the battle.

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