Battle of Detern

The Battle of Detern marked on September 27, 1426 to kick off the East Frisian wars of liberation against the rule of tom Brok family about Ostfriesland.

Battle Record

In battle, a peasant army defeated East Frisian under Focko Ukena and Sibet of Rüstringen the chief of Ocko II tom Brok called for help Oldenburg, the Archbishop of Bremen and the Counts of Hoya, Diepholz and Tecklenburg, the Detern besieged. Focko Ukena - a former follower Ockos - hit the united Bremish - Oldenburg army of knights after Count Dietrich of Oldenburg his allies left in the course of the battle. The Count Johann von Rietberg, the second son of Otto II of Rietberg and Conrad X. Diepholz fell here and Archbishop Nicholas of Oldenburg Delmenhorst was taken prisoner, but came after negotiations with the Bremen Council again.