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	Battle of the Neva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of the Neva (Невская битва in Russian, or Nevskaya bitva), a battle between the Russian and Swedish armies on the Neva River on July 15, 1240.
		The purpose of the Swedish invasion was to gain control over the mouth of the Neva and the city of Ladoga and, hence, seize the most important part of the Trade Route from the Varangians to the Greeks, which had been under Novgorod's control.
		Later, Prince Alexander Yaroslavich would be nicknamed "Nevsky" (of Neva) for displaying outstanding leadership and courage during the battle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_the_Neva (269 words)

	Alexander Nevsky (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Nevsky was in charge of defending the northwest lands of Russia from Swedish and German invaders.
		After the Swedish army had landed at the confluence of rivers Izhora and Neva, Alexander and his small army suddenly attacked the Swedes on July 15, 1240 and completely destroyed them.
		Nevsky faced the enemy on the ice of the Lake Chud (Чудское озеро in Russian) and crushed the Teutonic Knights during the Battle on the Ice on April 5, 1242.
	www.esdng5.com /en/wikipedia/a/al/alexander_nevsky.html (751 words)

	Alexander Nevsky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1236, however, he was summoned by the Novgorodians to become kniaz' (or prince) of Novgorod and, as their military leader, to defend their northwest lands from Swedish and German invaders.
		The Neva battle of 1240 saved Russia from a full-scale enemy invasion from the North.
		Nevsky faced the enemy on the ice of the Chudskoye Lake and crushed the Teutonic Knights during the Battle on Lake Peipus on April 5, 1242.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_Nevsky (940 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of battles (geographic)
		The Battle of Sekigahara (é–¢ãƒ¶åŽŸã®æˆ¦ã„ Sekigahara-no-tatakai) was a decisive battle on September 15, 1600 (on the ancient Chinese calendar, October 21 on the modern calendar) that cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu.
		Battle of Kircholm (September 27, 1605) was one of the major battles in the Polish-Swedish War of 1600-1611.
		Battle of Grotnik - 1439 - Polish rebellion*Battle of Grunwald - 1410
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-battles-%28geographic%29 (9301 words)

	History of St. Petersburg, Russia: Pre-history of St.Petersburg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Battle of Neva and Prince Alexander Nevsky
		Neva River have belonged to the Ancient Russian state since at least the 9th century.
		In 1240, when most of Southern and Central Russia was fighting the Mongol invasion, a Swedish force landed at the banks of the Neva River.
	www.cityvision2000.com /history/prehistory.htm (450 words)

	wiki/Neva Definition / wiki/Neva Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It was a site of the famous Battle of the NevaThe Battle of the Neva (Невская битва in Russian, or Nevskaya bitva), a battle between the Russian and Swedish armies on the Neva River on July 15, 1240....
		The island is situated in Lake Ladoga at the inlet of River Neva.
		It is opposite Saint Petersburg, which lies at the mouth of the Neva on the Gulf of Finland.
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/Neva (1047 words)

	Military Heritage Magazine - "Lake Peipus: Battle on the Ice" Aug 2005
		Skilled in politics as well as battle, Alexander married the daughter of a neighboring city ruler and cemented his power.
		In September 1240, a small army of former Swordbrothers, Estonian knights, Danes, Russian exiles, and Germans attacked the Russian city of Pskov and captured it.
		Alexander already had made a move the year before, clearing the German garrisons east of the Neva River, killing any Estonians and Russians he found fighting for the enemy and freeing their captives from ransom.
	www.militaryheritagemagazine.com /2005/aug/fea-peipus.html (3863 words)

	Neva - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		River Neva (Нева́) is a 74 km long Russian river flowing from the Lake Ladoga(Ладожское Озеро - Ladozhskoye Ozero) throughthe Carelian Isthmus(Карельский Перешеек- Karelskii Peresheyek) and the city of Saint Petersburg(Санкт-Петербург - Sankt Peterburg) to theGulf of Finland (ФинскийЗалив - Finskii Zaliv).
		It was a site of the famous Battle ofthe Neva (1240).
		During the 16th century the mouth of the Neva riverwas the site of the Swedish fortress Nyen, andthe inlet to the Ladoga - of the Russian fortress Oreshek, later renamed Shlisselburg.
	www.encyclopedia-of-knowledge.com /?t=Neva (158 words)

	300 Years of St. Petersburg - Swiss architecture on the Neva
		1240: The Swedes seize the opportunity offered them when Russian forces are concentrated in the south against the Mongol invasion.
		They land at the mouth of the Neva and threaten Novgorod.
		Prince Alexander beats the Swedes on 15th July 1240 in a battle on the Neva and is given the epithet “Nevsky”.
	www.stpetersburg2003.ch /context/index.php?lang=eng (192 words)

	Neva River -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		(July 15, 1240), military engagement in which the Novgorod army defeated the Swedes on the banks of the Neva River; in honour of this battle the Novgorod commander, Prince Alexander Yaroslavich, received the surname Nevsky.
		The Malaya Neva and the distributary known as the Bolshaya Nevka enclose a group of islands...
		Petersburg is located on the delta of the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9055413 (796 words)

	Kievan Rus
		Among the most famous of the ancient trade routes was the one called "from the Vikings to the Greeks." To a large degree Kiev and Novgorod, the principal cities of Ancient Rus, flourished because they were located along the waterways of this important route.
		In a sea battle off the northeast coast of the Bosporus, the Byzantine galleys, called dromons, decimated the Kievan fleet by using a terrifying instrument of war known as "Greek fire." (Developed during the Middle Ages, Greek fire consisted of catapulting fireballs at enemy ships.)
		In 1151 Prince Izyaslav Mstislavich used a more advanced type of sailing vessel in a battle against the forces of Prince Yury Dolgoruky: Prince Isyaslav's lodyas had decks and were constructed with rudders in both bow and stern.
	www.neva.ru /EXPO96/book/chap1-1.html (876 words)

	Biggest military victory?: Science-Fiction & Fantasy forums
		The most important battle was The Battle Salamis, where the combined Greek fleet defeated the more numerous Persian fleet, which ended The Persian invasion of Greece and prevented a Persian advance into Western Europe.
		As for modern battles such as in Iraq it is too early to assess their influence.
		In the first battle of Marengo Moreau was defeated, and Grouchy was his aide, in the battle of Waterloo Napoleon was defeated and his only hope was Crouchy, and the former failed him.
	www.chronicles-network.net /forum/showthread.php?p=72637 (1508 words)

	Official Portal of the City Governement: Birth of St. Petersburg
		The battle on the Neva (1240) of the Prince Alexander Nevsky.
		Territories along the Neva river adjacent to the Gulf of Finland, belonged to the territory of the Ancient Russian state - the oldest Russian state of the legendary Prince Ruric.
		Swedish prince Birger landed on the Neva river and was defeated by young prince of Novgorod named after this battle - Alexander Nevski.
	wwweng.gov.spb.ru /history/birth (506 words)

	Science-Fiction & Fantasy forums - Biggest military victory? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It was suggested in another thread that the Battle of Cannae was one of the biggest military victories of the ancient world, because of the extensive slaughter of the Roman army.
		In a single battle, he was masterful but in the role as a Theatre Commander was left wanting.
		Another battle that has always impressed me is Aliesia (not sure about the spelling) where Julius Ceasar built a 'Tactical Doughnut' around the town - one set of walls to keep the Gauls inside and another set to prevent a relief force from succeeding.
	www.chronicles-network.net /forum/printthread.php?t=2661&pp=40 (3172 words)

	The pre-history of St. Petersburg, Russia
		In 1240, whilst most of Southern and Central Russia was fighting the Mongol invasion, a Swedish invasion landed on the banks of the Neva River.
		Alexander of the Neva) and was later declared a Saint of the Russian Orthodox Church for his efforts to protect Russia and its Christian faith.
		By the end of the 17th century Peter the Great was determined to change the status quo, regain access to the Baltic Sea and establish stronger ties with the West.
	www.saint-petersburg.com /history/pre-history.asp (500 words)

	Izhora
		or "mouth of the Izhora" is a small town located at the spot where the Izhora River flows into the Neva from the south.
		Named for the Finno-Ugric tribe that settled here in ancient times, the river was also important in early Russian history as part of a network of north-south trade routes.
		Ust-izhora was the site of a famous battle in 1240 that pitted a small army on foot and horseback from the Russian principality of Novgorod against a formidable Swedish naval detachment.
	fla.esf.edu /research/nevaproject/site3/izhora.html (109 words)

	Russian Lacquer Art Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Secured the west frontiers of Rus in the result of victorious battles with Sweden (Battle on Neva, 1240) and Teutonic Knights (battle of Ice of Lake Chudskoe called "Ledovoe Poboishche" 1242).
		The rest part of the composition features the battle between the Russians and the Teutonic Knights.
		At the backside of the box the artist has depicted the cathedral, the flag of ancient Russian army, and also the shield and the helmet of a Teutonic Knight.
	www.russianlacquerart.com /cnt/gallery/Mstera/001676 (392 words)

	Alexander Nevsky -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Nevsky was in charge of defending the northwest lands of (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state) Russia from (A Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland) Swedish and (A person of German nationality) German invaders.
		(Click link for more info and facts about The Neva battle of 1240) The Neva battle of 1240 saved Russia from a full-scale enemy invasion from the North.
		Nevsky's great victory against the (Click link for more info and facts about Teutonic Order) Teutonic Order apparently involved only a few knights killed rather than the hundreds claimed by the Russian (Someone who writes chronicles) chroniclers; decisive medieval and early modern battles were won and lost with small forces to modern eyes.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/A/Al/Alexander_Nevsky.htm (870 words)

	Lanta-Tur Voyage \| When travel is a pleasure ! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Alexander Nevskiy Lavra was founded by Peter the Great in 1710 as «the Monastery of Holy Trinity and Grand Duke, St. Alexander Nevskiy» to honor the victory of the Grand Duke of Novgorod over the Swedish troops in the Neva battle in 1240.
		By the order of Peter the Great the remains of St. Alexander Nevskiy were transferred to the new church of the Annunciation and St. Alexander Nevskiy.
		The Metropolitan Garden, the Necropolis of the 18th century and the Necropolis of People of Arts and Nicholay cemetery occupy a large plot of the Lavra territory.
	www.lantatur.com /cgi-bin/excur.pl?city_id=1&excur_id=4 (97 words)

	HISPANIDAD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The part from the Admiralty to the Present Square of Insurrection was known as a Big Prospect which was the main entrance to the city In the thirties of the 18th century the road was called the Neva Prospect.
		In the sixties of the 18th a singe thoroughfare was formed which from the end of the 18th century acquired the present name of Nevsky Avenue.
		Vasiliev gate is in the Western Wall Kronverk and Nicholas gates are in the Northern Wall, and Neva gate (leading to the jetty) is in the Southern Wall.
	www.hispanidad.sp.ru /sightseeng.htm (1454 words)

	Russhistory
		Battle of the River Kalka.
		1240 Battle of the Neva: defeat of Swedes.
		1242 Battle of Lake Peipus: defeat of Teutonic Knights.
	spbmos.homestead.com /Russhistory.html (6317 words)

	"ACTIS" Travel Company
		Is situated at the end of Nevskiy Prospekt.
		Peter the Great founded the Lavra in 1710 as “the Monastery of Holy Trinity and Grand Duke, St.Alexander Nevskiy” to honor the victory of the Grand Duke of Novgorod over the Swedish troops in the Neva battle in 1240.
		The construction of the stone Monastery town began in 1717.
	www.actis.tourworld.ru /spb-lavra.shtm (259 words)

	StPetersburg_SanPietroburgo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It is located in the historical center of the city, 2 Alexander Nevsky Square (overlooking Nevsky Prospekt and the Neva Embarkment).
		In ancient times the Finnish gulf, Ladoga lake, Onega lake and their environs were regions of constant battle between Novgorod and the Centralised Russian state, and later neighbouring countries especially Sweden.
		In 1240 Duke Alexander Nevsky, Commander of the Novgorod troops defeated the Swedes at the place where the Izhora River falls into the Neva river.
	www.stradivariusconcerti.com /stpetersburg_sanpietroburgo.htm (10384 words)

	Utah Symphony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A significant problem for Aleksandr Nevsky is that because the arduous battle is so stunning in its impact, the remainder of the movie lies in shadow.
		During the battle, indeed throughout the rest of the film, Aleksandr Nevsky paints a highly believable picture of Medieval society; the clothes are rough and functional, the buildings either solid towers or ramshackle huts and the weapons bluntly deadly.
		Eisenstein's movie was a landmark in the history of the cinema--something like half of it consists of nothing but the great "battle on the ice," and the helmets of the invading crusaders gave George Lucas some ideas for the Storm Trooper costumes in Star Wars.
	www.utahsymphony.org /concert_search_detail.cfm?id=210 (1635 words)

	Starya Ladoga
		The Ladoga monasteries and fortress occupy a noticeable place both from historical and architectural point of view.
		According to the existing legend, foundation of the Nikolskiy (male) monastery is connected with the name of prince Alexander Nevskiy and his victory over the Swedes in the Neva battle of 1240.
		A group of the inhabitants of Ladoga participated in that battle.
	eng.lenobl.ru /cultural/staryalagoda?result=1 (866 words)

	Designs of Wonder: An Internet Armorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Battle of Neva: Alexander Nevski defeats the Swedes
		Battle of Cambuskenneth: Scottish patriot William Wallace defeats English army
		Edward I defeats Wallace at battle of Falkirk and reconquers Scotland
	www.designsofwonder.com /?content=AD1200 (750 words)

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