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The Battle of Durbė, in which rebelling Samogitians beat the Livonian Order in 1260, is undeservedly overshadowed by other medieval military victories, but it was a crucial moment in the history of pagan Lithuanians' resistance to the encroachment of Christian knights.

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The Battle of Durbė. Painting by Vincas Norkus
The Battle of Durbė. Painting by Vincas Norkus

A monument to commemorate the Battle of Durbė will be unveiled on July 23 in Telšiai. While the battle did not occur at Telšiai, but near Durbė (a river and a lake in Latvia), the Samogitians are, for good reason, proud of the victory against the Teutonic Order and Telšiai is considered the

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