Battle of Bornhöved (1227)
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The (second) Battle of Bornhöved took place on 22 July 1227 near Bornhöved in Holstein. Count Adolf IV of Schauenburg and Holstein — leading an army consisting of troops from the cities of Lübeck and Hamburg, about 1000 Dithmarsians and combined troops of Holstein next to various Northern German nobles — defeated King Valdemar II of Denmark and the Welf Otto the Child.
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See also: Battle of Bornhöved (798) and Battle of Bornhöved (1813)
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Part of Danish–German War | |||||||||
The Battle of Bornhöved as displayed in the Sächsische Weltchronik | |||||||||
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County of Holstein Hanseatic League |
Denmark Otto the Child for a Welf principality | ||||||||
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Adolf IV, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein | Valdemar II, King of Denmark |
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