Battle of Ane

Battle of Ane
Otto II of Lippe goes down fighting in the battle of Ane (Antonie Frederik Zürcher, 1825-1876)
Date 28 July 1227 Location Ane, (Overijssel, Netherlands) Result Victory for Drenthe Death of Otto II of Lippe
Belligerents
Bishopric of Utrecht	Drenthe
Commanders and leaders
Otto II of Lippe  †	Rudolph van Coevorden
Casualties and losses
Over 400 deaths	Unknown

The Battle of Ane (Dutch Low Saxon:Slag bi'j Aone, Dutch:Slag bij Ane), was fought in 1227 between Otto II of Lippe, Bishop of Utrecht, and Rudolf II van Coevorden with his army of Drenths.^[1] The account of the battle comes from Quedam narracio de Groninghe de Trentis de Covordia et diversis aliis sub episcopis traiectensibus ("A narrative of Groningen and Drenthe and various other things under the Bishops of Utrecht"), a manuscript from the early 13th century.^[2]