What the records say
- When
- 2 Aug 1560
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 57.81° N, 25.82° E
- Description
- 1560 military conflict in Estonia during Livonian War
Battle of Ērģeme
1560 military conflict in Estonia during Livonian War
The Battle of Ērģeme (also Battle of Ermes) was fought on 2 August 1560 in present-day Latvia as part of the Livonian War between the forces of Ivan IV of Russia and the Livonian Confederation. It was the last battle fought by the German knights in Livonia and an important Russian victory. The knights were defeated so thoroughly that the Order reduced to only defending its fortresses, unable to fight in open battles.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Livonian War – Battle of Ergeme: Russians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword, precipitating the dissolution of the order”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht bei Ermes erleidet die Livländische Konföderation eine entscheidende Niederlage gegen die Russen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page