Rus’ in the 13th centuryWars and battles
Battle of the Neva
With a surprise attack, Prince Alexander Yaroslavich of Novgorod defeated a Swedish force encamped at the mouth of the Izhora on the Neva; this victory later earned him the byname Nevsky.
- Date
- 15 July 1240exact dateDate in the Julian calendar
- Place
- Mouth of the Izhoratoday: Ust-Izhora, Saint Petersburg, Russia · Eastern Europe
- Participants
- Novgorod Republic, Alexander Nevsky, Kingdom of Sweden
- Threads
- Rus’ in the 13th century
The battle is known only from Old Russian sources, so estimates of its scale vary, from a major invasion to a small raid. It was an episode in the long rivalry between Novgorod and Sweden for the lands and trade routes of the eastern Baltic.
Connections
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Adjacent events in the thread
- Siege of KozelskMarch–May 1238 · Eastern Europe
- Siege of Kyiv5 September – between 19 November and 6 December 1240 · Eastern Europe
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- Battle of Kirinac. 1235
Central and Northern Asia
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