Battles of Wenden

Quand

31 oct. 1578

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

57.31° N, 25.27° E

Description

1578 battle

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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