War in Gotland (1398)
| War in Gotland (1398) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Konrad von Jungingen | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Victual Brothers | Teutonic Order | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Sven Sture | Konrad von Jungingen | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 400+ men |
4,000 men 84 ships | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The War in Gotland (1398), also called the Gotland campaign of the Teutonic Knights was an invasion to the island of Gotland in 1398 by the Teutonic Order.
In the 1390s, Gotland was engulfed in the turmoil of the ongoing war between the Mecklenburgs and Margaret I. This conflict made the Baltic Sea a haven for pirates, the Victual Brothers and various raiders. Merchant ships and agriculture faced constant threat. In response to the situation, Konrad von Jungingen, the Master of the Teutonic Order, decided to invade Gotland.
The invasion was a success. The pirates were driven out of Gotland and the disruption of Baltic Sea trade ended.