# Battle on the Ice (1242)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1242-battle-on-the-ice
Categories: battle

On 5 April 1242 Alexander Nevsky defeated the knights of the Livonian Order and their Estonian allies on or near the frozen Lake Peipus. The Order made peace and gave up recent conquests. Sergei Eisenstein's 1938 film made the battle famous. The battle halted the eastward expansion of the crusading orders into Novgorod's lands.

## Why it matters
The battle halted the eastward expansion of the crusading orders into Novgorod's lands.

Ruler at the time: [Yaroslav II](https://history-russia.com/rulers/yaroslav-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Battle on the Ice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_on_the_Ice)
- [Wikipedia — Livonian Order](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonian_Order)
- [Wikipedia — Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol_invasion_of_Kievan_Rus')
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Battle on the Ice](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Battle+on+the+Ice)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)