Siege of Dobin
| Siege of Dobin | |||||||
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| Part of the Wendish Crusade | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Duchy of Saxony Archbishopric of Bremen Archbishopric of Magdeburg Kingdom of Denmark | Slavic Obotrites | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Henry III Adalbert II Canute V Sweyn III | Niklot | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15,000–25,000 | 3,000–6,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||
The Siege of Dobin took on place during the Wendish Crusade against the West Slavic pagan Wends. The Obotrite fortress on Lake Schwerin was besieged by a combined Saxon force of Henry III, supported by the Danish navy of Canute V and Sweyn III, with the siege resulting in Saxon-Danish failure.