February 16, 1270 joint Lithuanian army and Zemgale near Caruso (now territory of Turkey) defeated the Knights of the Livonian Order.
Lithuanians, led by Prince Troydenom Predatory nicknamed, came back with rich booty from a raid on the western area of modern Estonia, reaching the ice Baltic Sea to the island of Saaremaa (Saaremaa).
on the ice of the strait between about-tion Mona (Fly) and the borough of Werder Bremen (Virtsu), they were met by German knights, commanded by the then Master of the Livonian Order of Otto von Lyuttenberg. Just at that time master of the army gathered in Riga for a campaign to Semigalliyu thus under his command were not only knights, but and non-German militia. Immediately before the battle, he joined forces as the troops of the bishop and the bishop of Dorpat Ezel-Vikskogo, among which were designed to help more and Revel Danes. Phalanx forces began the battle by going on the attack on the center, then the fight entered the flanks - the troops of bishops and the Danes under the command of Siegfried. Lithuanians occupied defense, erecting a barrier of the sleigh, and successfully repulsing the attacks. The horses the knights were killed, the Germans were forced to dismount, and then were defeated. During the battle was killed by Otto von Lyuttenberg along with it killed 52 knights and 600 ordinary soldiers. Lithuanians were killed 1600, but perhaps this figure, which is contained in the Livonian Rhymed Chronicle, is greatly exaggerated.
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