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In 1211, several threats around Livonian prompted Albert of Riga to reinforce the defenses. For safeguarding the northern flank, Albert organized an invasion of southern Estonia. Swordbrothers were the core of the crusader army, allied with Russians, loyal Livs and Letts, and lead by [[Engelbert von Thisenhusen]], brother-in-law of Albert of Riga. After a siege, they took [[Viljandi|Fellin]] and negotiated a settlement with the condition that pagans accept baptism. The following year the order destroyed the [[Sakala County|Saccalian]] resistance in a battle where 2,000 Saccalians felt.<ref name=":1" />
Between 1211-1212, Swordbrothers realized that winter was the best season for warfare due to frozen swamps, weak undergrowth, and difficulty of their enemies to cover their tracks. Also, the knights could use frozen rivers as high-speed paths. The Order used that advantages in their campaigns until 1218, when they conquered southern Estonian, meanwhile they beat off counter-attacks from Russians and Lithuanians.<ref name=":1" />
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In 1218, Albert asked King [[Valdemar II of Denmark]] for assistance, but Valdemar instead arranged a deal with the Brotherhood and conquered [[Danish Estonia|northern Estonia]] (now known as Danish Estonia) for Denmark.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}
In 1219, King Valdemar II conquested the north of Estonia with the help of Bishop Albert. In 1222, Estonia was partitioned between Valdemar II and Albert of Riga in an agreement unsatisfactory for the Swordbrothers. After that, they exploited peasant until a revolt risen. The Pope rebuked the Order for the way they managed the conflict. Then, they tried to seize Danese land in Estonia until a papal legate made them give it back. When the papal legate left, the Swordbrothers took the Danese land again. They also invaded the territory of Bishop Albert and levied tolls on traffic on the Daugava.<ref name=":1" />
[[Pope Gregory IX]] asked the Brothers to defend [[Finland]] from the [[Finnish-Novgorodian Wars|Novgorodian attacks]] in his letter of November 24, 1232.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://193.184.161.234/DF/detail.php?id=80 |title=Letter by Pope Gregory IX |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814083933/http://193.184.161.234/DF/detail.php?id=80 |archivedate=2007-08-14 }}. (In Latin) Hosted by the [http://www.narc.fi National Archive of Finland]. See [http://www.narc.fi/Arkistolaitos/sahkoiset/ ''Diplomatarium Fennicum''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608003759/http://www.narc.fi/Arkistolaitos/sahkoiset/ |date=2007-06-08 }}</ref> However, no known information regarding the knights' possible activities in Finland has survived. ([[Sweden]] eventually conquered Finland following the [[Second Swedish Crusade]] in 1249.){{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}
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