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Battle of Kremmen Levee (1332)

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For the battle in 1412, see Battle of Kremmer Levee (1412).
Battle of Kremmer Levee
Part of Brandenburg–Pomeranian War

Kremmer Levee in 2008.
Date1 August 1332
LocationKremmer Levee, near Kremmen, Brandenburg
Result Pomeranian victory
Belligerents

Pomerania-Stettin
Werle

County of Schwerin		 Margraviate of Brandenburg
Commanders and leaders

Otto I

Barnim III		 Louis V

Battle of Kremmer Levee[lower-alpha 1] was a final battle of Brandenburg–Pomeranian War, fought on 1 August 1332, on the Kremmer Levee, near the village of Kremmen. It was fought by forces of Pomerania-Stettin, Werle, and County of Schwerin, against the Margraviate of Brandenburg.[1][2]

History[]

In 1329, dukes Otto I and Barnim III, the co-rulers of Pomerania-Stettin, had allied themselves with Werle and County of Schwerin, following which, they attacked the Margraviate of Brandenburg. The war lasted until 1 August 1332, when, Pomeranian forces had won during the battle of Kremmer Levee.[1][2]

In popular culture[]

Theodor Fontane had written a folk song (Lied) about the battle.[3]

Citations[]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ German: Schlacht am Kremmer Damm; Polish: bitwa pod Kremmer Damm, bitwa na Kremskiej Grobli

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Martin Wehrmann, Geschichte von Pommern, vol. 1, 2. p. 136.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Edward Rymar, Jedna bitwa pomorsko-brandenburska na Kremskiej Grobli (w 1412 r.) i bitwa Barnima III księcia szczecińskiego z Wedlami (w 1332 r.) in: Kaci, święci, templariusze, Błażej Śliwiński (redictor), Studia z Dziejów Średniowiecza nr 14
  3. ↑ Theodor Fontane, Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg, vol. 5.

Bibliography[]

  • Martin Wehrmann, Geschichte von Pommern, vol. 1, 2. Friedrich Andreas Perthes, Gotha 1919–21. Reprint by Weltbild Verlag, 1992, ISBN 3-89350-112-6.
  • Edward Rymar, Jedna bitwa pomorsko-brandenburska na Kremskiej Grobli (w 1412 r.) i bitwa Barnima III księcia szczecińskiego z Wedlami (w 1332 r.) in: Kaci, święci, templariusze, Błażej Śliwiński (redictor), Studia z Dziejów Średniowiecza nr 14
  • Theodor Fontane, Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg, vol. 5.
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