Battle of Stellau
The Battle of Stellau took place in the year 1201 near the village of Stellau near Wrist, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
| The Battle of Stellau | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Danish Crusades | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
| Denmark | Holstein | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Valdemar II | Adolf III of Holstein | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~2000-4000 | ~3000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| minor losses |
~3000 Entire force annihilated | ||||||
A German army led by Count Adolf III of Holstein fought a Danish army under King Canute VI of Denmark. Duke Valdemar of Schleswig, supporting the interests of his brother, the Danish King, defeated Adolf and his forces from Holstein.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.