In 14th century the area was the scene of constant struggles between the Lithuanians and the Teutons and indeed the first written mention of the area where the town now lies dates back to 1385 and mentions an armed raid of the German knights from Merkinė to Giżycko.

" These Teutons or Teuton men appear to have been in Angeln and the land around it.

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Some time before 100 BC many of the Cimbri, as well as the Teutons and Ambrones migrated south-east.

In 103 BC, the Cimbri and their proto-Germanic allies, the Teutons, had turned to the Iberia Peninsula where they pillaged far and wide.

During this time C. Marius had the time to prepare and, in 102 BC, he was ready to meet the Teutons and the Ambrones at the Rhône.

At the estuary of the Isère River, the Teutons and the Ambrones met Marius, whose well-defended camp they did not manage to overrun.

In the 2nd century BC, the Teutons and the Cimbri clashed with Rome.

This usage is still partly present in modern English ; hence the English use of " Teutons " in reference to the Germanic peoples in general besides the specific tribe of the Teutons defeated at the Battle of Aquae Sextiae in 102 BCE.

Ancient writers usually classify the Teutons as " Germanic " and the Helvetii as " Gallic ," but these ethnic attributions are debatable.

This great work covered the whole range of the subject, tracing the mythology and superstitions of the old Teutons back to the very dawn of direct evidence, and following their evolution to modern-day popular traditions, tales, and expressions.

* 1198: The brethren of the Crusader hospital in Acre are raised to a military order of knights, the Teutonic Knights, formally known as the Order of the Knights of the Hospital of St. Mary of the Teutons in Jerusalem.

* 113 BC – 101 BC: Migration of the Cimbri and the Teutons, defeated at the battles of Aquae Sextiae and Vercellae.

Gaul was invaded by the Cimbri and the Teutons after 120 BC, who were in turn defeated by the Romans by 101 BC.

The Roman general Gaius Marius crushed the last serious resistance in 102 BC by defeating the Cimbri and the Teutons.

The Thule Society was originally a " German study group " headed by Walter Nauhaus, a wounded World War I veteran turned art student from Berlin who had become a keeper of pedigrees for the Germanenorden ( or " Order of Teutons "), a secret society founded in 1911 and formally named in the following year.

Military stratagem in the Maneuver against the Romans by Cimbri and Teutons circa 100 B. C.

Iapetus has ( for example, by Robert Graves ) been equated with Japheth ( י ֶ פ ֶ ת ), the son of Noah, based on the similarity of their names and on old Jewish traditions, that held Japheth as the ancestor of the Greeks, the Slavs, the Italics, the Teutons, the Dravidians etc.

Teutopolis, City of the Teutons, or Germans, was established in 1839 and is located on the Cumberland Trail known as the Old National Road and now U. S. Route 40.

Despite this, Ajax managed to hide in the altar of an unnamed deity where the Greeks, fearing divine retribution should they kill him and destroy the altar, allowed him to live.

The army uses its artillery systems and tanks, but well-equipped insurgents have probably managed to destroy over 20 of Chad's 60 tanks, and probably shot down a Mi-24 Hind gunship, which has bombed enemy positions near the border with Sudan.

Due to these brilliant tactics, Hannibal, with much inferior numbers, managed to surround and destroy all but a small remnant of his enemy.

The Norwegian resistance also smuggled people in and out of Norway during the war ( typically to Scotland via the ' Shetland Bus ', and to neutral Sweden ), and, with the SOE, managed to destroy much of the world's supply of heavy water and cripple the Vemork heavy water plant at Rjukan, thus perhaps preventing Germany from developing an atomic bomb ( Operation Gunnerside ).

Parry managed to convince Smith and Tolhurst of the idea ; Parry said, " It appealed to Robert because he wanted to destroy The Cure anyway.

The Noldor managed to win the battle, and destroy Morgoth's armies.

One of the first signs that a big rebellion was building was the attack on the fort at Tucapel, where they managed to destroy the fortress on December 2, 1553.

The director tried to buy his love with movie roles and expensive gifts ; Kaufmann managed to destroy four Lamborghinis in a year.

Upon his return, Cicero successfully argued that the consecration was invalid and thus managed to reclaim the land and destroy the temple.

In Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider, Ultraman uses it in conjunction with a giant Kamen Rider 1's Rider Kick to destroy Sasori-Gadoras, who had managed to absorb the ray earlier.

Before the handover, the SS had managed to destroy the camp's administrative files, thereby eradicating most written evidence.

Speer, who was looking to the future, actively resisted the order, just as he had earlier refused Hitler's command to destroy French industry when the Wehrmacht was being driven out of France, and managed to continue doing so even after Hitler became aware of his actions.

Using Isengard as their base, the Dunlendings continued to raid Rohan during Déor's son Gram's rule, until during the rule of Gram's son Helm Hammerhand a Dunlending Lord, Freca and his son Wulf nearly managed to destroy the Rohirrim.

They managed to win battles against the Maradites, overrun Antioch, and destroy the monastery there, killing 500 monks in the process.

The Koreans spotted five more Japanese vessels that night, and managed to destroy four.

In the confusion of the landing, 50 men of the 1st Parachute Battalion had assembled, assaulted and managed to capture the bridge before the 50 Italian defenders could destroy it with the attached demolition charges.

The Dutch and later the Portuguese attempted several times to conquer Palmares, until an army led by famed São Paulo-born Domingos Jorge Velho managed to destroy the great quilombo and kill Zumbi in 1695.

The British fleet did destroy Arnold's fleet, but the US fleet managed to slow down the British after a two-day battle, known as the Battle of Valcour Island, and managed to slow the progression of the British Army.

Led by the great General Wo Chan, Shou troops fought the Cult of the Black Panther in what was later known as the Battle of Infinite Darkness, and managed to destroy the Cult's temple in Durkon.

Under the leadership of their hereditary prince Gaius Julius Civilis, an auxiliary officer in the Roman army, the Batavi managed to destroy two legions and inflict humiliating defeats on the Roman army.

English forces managed to destroy crops and livestock in Ulster in 1601-02, fatally weakening his power.

" The official report stated that of the 95 missiles fired by the British, only 9 managed to destroy their targets and all of these were slow flying planes and helicopters.

The campaign finally crushed effective military resistance in Serbia but failed to destroy the Serbian army, which, though cut in half, managed to withdraw to Entente-held ports in Albania and, after recuperation and rearmament by the French, reentered fighting on the Macedonian front.

Masanaga was attacked at by Hosokawa Masamoto and Hatakeyama Yoshitoyo, but his son Hisayoshi was in Kishū attempting to recoup for another attack ; finally, they succeeded in making a comeback as the shugo of Kawachi and Kishū, and Hisayoshi's son Tanenaga ultimately managed to destroy Yoshihide of Yoshinari's line, once again consolidating the house of Hatakeyama.