Battles of Wenden

Name: Battles of Wenden
Start: 1578-10-31

31 Oct 1578 · 57.31° N, 25.27° E

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When: 31 Oct 1578
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 57.31° N, 25.27° E
Description: 1578 battle

Battles of Wenden (1577–1578)

Battles fought during the Livonian War

The Battles of Wenden were a series of battles for control of the stronghold of Wenden, in present-day Latvia, fought during the Livonian War in 1577 and 1578. Magnus of Livonia besieged the town in August 1577, but was deposed and replaced by Russian forces under Tsar Ivan IV, who eventually sacked the town and castle in what became a symbolic victory.

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Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Wenden: The Russians are defeated by the Swedes, who proceed to take Polotsk”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page
Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “в битве за Венден русские войска потерпели сокрушительное поражение от объединённых польско —литовских—шведских войск”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Source page

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Livonian War17 Jan 1558 · War

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Battles of Wenden (1577–1578)

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