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List of battles involving Frisia

This is a list of battles and wars of Frisia or Friesland.

The historical context is as follows:

600-734 Frisian Dukes
734-1156 Frankish rule
1156-1498 time of Frisian freedom
1498-1744 rule by dukes and Stadtholders.

List

Early battles

28 - Battle of Baduhenna Wood, against the Romans
ca 450 - Battle of Finnburg, legendary battle of king Finn against the Danes
ca 525 - Battle on the Rhine, against the Danes

The Age of the Kings

The Age of the Franks

873 - Battle of Dokkum / Battle of Oostergo against the Vikings.
884 - Battle of Norditi, against the Vikings.
993 - Battle of Winkel, rebellion against Arnulf, Count of Holland
1018 - Battle of Vlaardingen, Dirk III, Count of Holland against the Holy Roman Emperor

Frisian freedom

1076 -
1151 - Battle of Mildeburch, Nordfrisian against the Danes
1252 - Battle of Oldenswort, against the king of Danmark
1254 - Battle of Sieverner Specken, against the knights of Bederkesa and Holsel
1256 - Battle of HeechwÃÂ¢ld, against the count of Holland
1282 - Battle of Schellinkhout, against the count of Holland
1297 - Battle of Froanen, against the count of Holland
1340 - Conquest of the Sibetsburg by the Wursten Frisians
1344 - Battle of Langsundtoft, against the Danes
1345 - Battle of Warns, against the count of Holland
1380 - Battle of Arum, muontsen fan it kleaster Ludingatsjerke tsjin dy fan it Aldekleaster
1380 - Battle of Loppersum, House Abdena vs. House Tom Brok
1392 - Conquest of RitzebÃÂ¼ttel-Cuxhaven castle by the Wursten Frisians
1396 - Battle of Schoterzijl, against the count of Holland

Crusades

1218 - Fifth Crusade, Frisian crusaders against Damietta
1270 - Eighth Crusade, Frisian crusaders against the Moors

Vetkopers and Schieringers

1397 - Battle op de Menamer-mieden
1429 - Battle of Sondel
1457 - Battle of Westerstede, against Oldenburg
1463 - Battle of Mounesyl, battle during the Donia war
1492 - Battle of Barrahuis

The Great Frisian War

1417 - Battle of Okswerderzijl, Sikke Sjaarda against Keno II tom Brok
1418 - Battle of Dokkum, Skieringers against Fokko Ukena
1419 - Battle of Miedum, Vetkoppers against Sikke Sjaarda
1420 - Battle near the Paelesleat, Sikke Sjaarda against Fokko Ukena
1420 - Battle of Sloten, Schieringers against Fokko Ukena

East Frisia liberty wars

1426 - Battle of Detern, Fokko Ukena against Okko tom Brok
1427 - Battle of the Wild Fields, Fokko Ukena against Okko tom Brok
1433 - Battle of Bargebur, Fokko Ukena against Ulrich Cirksena

Division of Friesland

1496 - Battle of Sleat,
1498 - Battle of Laaxum, against Albert III, Duke of Saxony
1500 - Battle of Bomstersyl, against Albert III, Duke of Saxony
1514 - Battle of Hartwarden, against the count of Bremen (Christopher the Spendthrift of Brunswick and Lunenburg (WolfenbÃÂ¼ttel))

Saxon feud

1514 - Battle of Appingedam, Edzard the Great against the Holy Roman Empire
1515-1517 - rebellion of Grutte Pier, against the Dutch and Saxony
1517 - Battle of the Wremer Djip, resulting in the death of Tjede Peckes
1524 - Battle of Mulsum, last battle of the Land of Wursten against the archbishop of Bremen at Mulsum

Eighty Years' War

1568 - Battle of Heiligerlee, against the Spanish
1568 - Battle of Jemgum, against the Spanish
1586 - Battle of Boksum, against the Spanish

References

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