Battle of Cēsis

When

5 Jun 1919 – 23 Jun 1919

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

57.31° N, 25.27° E

Description

1919 battle in the Estonian War of Independence and the Latvian War of Independence

1919 battle in the Estonian War of Independence

The Battle of Cēsis, fought near Cēsis (Wenden) in June 1919, was a decisive battle in the Estonian War of Independence and the Latvian War of Independence. After heavy fighting, an Estonian force moving from the north, supplemented by Latvian units, repelled Baltic German attacks and went on a full counter-attack.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Estonian and Latvian Wars of Independence – Battle of Cēsis: The Estonian army defeats the pro-German Baltische Landeswehr in northern Latvia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Eiserne Division eröffnet mit einem Angriff auf die estnischen Stellungen nahe Limbaži die Schlacht von Wenden zwischen estnisch-lettischen Truppen und der…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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