List of battles involving Frisia explained

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^[1]
• ca 450 - Battle of Finnburg, legendary battle of king Finn against the Danes^[2]
• ca 525 - Battle on the Rhine, against the Danes

The Age of the Kings

• Frisian–Frankish wars
• 689 - Battle of Dorestad^[3]
• 716 - Battle of Cologne^[4]
• 716 - Battle of Amblève^[5]
• 734 - Battle of the Boarn^[6]

The Age of the Franks

• 873 - Battle of Dokkum / Battle of Oostergo against the Vikings.^[7]
• 884 - Battle of Norditi, against the Vikings.^[8]
• 993 - Battle of Winkel, rebellion against Arnulf, Count of Holland^[9]
• 1018 - Battle of Vlaardingen, Dirk III, Count of Holland against the Holy Roman Emperor^[10]

Frisian freedom

• 1076 - Battle of Iselmonde
• 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 Heechwâld, 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 Ritzebüttel-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

• 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 (Wolfenbüttel))

• 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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