Pabaiskas is the only town in Lithuania emergence of which was determined by the battle in this place. The town was established around the church built in the place of a battle. In the battle of 1435 Mykolas, the son of Vytautas brother Žygimantas Kęstutaitis defeated the army of Švitrigaila together with the Livonian part of Teutonic Order. Contemporaries compare this battle with the Battle of Grunwald. In the battle the Livonian branch of Teutonic Order which did not participate in the Grunwald Battle was defeated. One of the great commanders of the Grunwald Battle Žygimantas Kaributaitis who fought in the side of Švitrigaila and Teutonic Forces was killed in this battle.