Battle of Ergeme
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| Battle of Ergeme | |||||||
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| Part of Livonian War | |||||||
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| Livonian Order | Muscovy | ||||||
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| Gotthard Kettler | Czar Ivan IV of Russia | ||||||
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The Battle of Ergeme (Estonian: Härgmäe lahing; German: Schlacht bei Ermes; Russian: Эргемская битва; Latvian: Ērģemes kauja) was fought on 2 August 1560 in present-day Latvia (near Valga) as part of the Livonian War between the forces of Ivan IV of Russia and the Livonian Order. It was the last battle fought by the German knights in Livonia and an important Russian victory. The knights were defeated so thoroughly that the order had to be dissolved.
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