| Battle of Kremmer Levee | |||||||
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| Part of Brandenburg–Pomeranian War | |||||||
 Kremmer Levee in 2008. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| County of Schwerin |
 Margraviate of Brandenburg | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Barnim III |
Louis V | ||||||
Battle of Kremmer Levee[a] 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
References
- ^ a b Martin Wehrmann, Geschichte von Pommern, vol. 1, 2. p. 136.
- ^ a b 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.
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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