The
Battle of Karuse or
Battle on the Ice was fought on February 16, 1270 between the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the
Livonian Order on the frozen
Baltic Sea between the island of
Muhu and the mainland. The Lithuanians achieved a decisive victory. The battle, named after the village of
Karuse, was the fifth-largest defeat of the Livonian or
Teutonic Orders in the 13th century. Almost all that is known about the battle comes from the
Livonian Rhymed Chronicle, which devoted 192 lines to the battle.