Battle of Bilaer

The Battle of Bilaer was the largest battle of the First War of the Confederation and the last engagement of the war. Fought between the army of the First Obotrite Confederation and a combined force of Karelians and Sartvelians near the Wendish village of Bilaer, it marked the first time a major Magyar cavalry force was bested by another cavalry force, and successfully brought Obotrite raids into Sartvelia and Livonia to and end. Taksony, prince of the Magyars, was killed in the battle, while the knyaz of the First Confederation, Skomantas, was captured by Sartvelian cavalry a few days after the battle and executed by being thrown off a cliff in the Sartvelian mountains.

The battle has been glorified in Karelian and Sartvelian culture, with the Duel with the Magyars and the Charge Against the Hussars becoming popular scenes in Karelia and Sartvelia respectively. As such, it also greatly strengthened the relation between the two states, resulting in a friendship that continues to the modern day.