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April 5 1242 – Alexander Nevsky Defeats the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of the Ice
by Vishul Malik*Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Frustrated with the slow eastward advance of the Teutonic Order, Alexander Nevsky stood on the shores of Lake Peipus determined to halt the German knights’ encroachment…