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The Teutonic Knights: one of the most recognizable military orders. They will forever evoke the grim forest battles of the Northern Crusades. The Teutonic Order drove the success of the Baltic Crusades in their relentless wars to subdue Prussia. However, the Teutonic Knights were active on many fronts. Today, we’ll look at five noteworthy battles of the Teutonic Knights, taken from various phases in their history, and various theaters of war - from Prussia, to Achaea, to Lithuania to Poland. Join us!

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Sources:
-Christiansen, Eric - The Northern Crusades, (Penguin, 1998)
-Miller, William – The Latins in the Levant: A History of Frankish Greece, 1204-1566, (E.P. Dutton and Company, 1908)
-Nicolaus von Jeroschin - The Chronicle of Prussia: A History of the Teutonic Knights in Prussia, trans. Mary Fischer, 1190-1331, (Ashgate, 2016)
-Riley-Smith, Jonathan - The Crusades: A History, (Yale University Press, 2005)
-Tyerman, Christopher - God’s War, (Harvard University Press, 2006)
-Urban, William - The Prussian Crusade, (Lithuanian Research and Studies Center, 2000)
-Urban, William - The Teutonic Knights: A Military History, (Greenhill, 2003)

Written, edited and narrated by J Stephen Roberts
Maps and animations by Denys Rodionov
Game footage: Total War: Medieval Kingdoms 1212 Mod

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