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From: sigrid krijger <>
Subject: Re: [OSTF] Battlefield 1426
Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 16:58:23 +0200
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Hi Robert,

On 26 september 1426 there was a battlefield at Detern between the two
Ostfrisian leaders from those days Focko Ukena und Ocko tom Brock. Focko
Ukena took brutally a lot of power in the area. Ocko tom Brock wanted to
stop that. Focke got some help from the bishop from Münster, Ocko from the
count of Oldenburg. In the battlefield about 100 men lost their lives.
Focko won the battle, although his army was much smaller than his opponents.
But the result was that Focko lost some power, f.e. he had to give up the
Unkenburg in Leer, but managed to put his granddaughter in his place! Both
men lost finaly their power on ostfriesland and the family Cirksena became
the leading family.

Sigrid
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> I was looking at a map of Ostfriesland this morning and noticed that
> near Detern, there is a battlefield. The date appears to 27.?.1426.
> What battle took place there?
>
> The Indy 500 begins in a little more that hour. It rained very early
> this morning but the weather is clearing. The track should be dry
> enough for the race at 11:00 am.
>
> Robert
>
>


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