Siege of Wesenberg

Quand

janv. 1574 – mars 1574

Type

Siège

Coordonnées

59.35° N, 26.36° E

Description

1574 military conflict in Estonia during Livonian War

1574 military conflict in Estonia during Livonian War

The siege of Wesenberg, Rakvere, or Rakovor, was an abortive Swedish siege of the Russian-held town of Wesenberg in Estonia from January through March 1574, during the Livonian War. The siege is infamous for a brawl and subsequent combat between German and Scottish mercenaries within the besieging army, which claimed the lives of about 1,500 Scots. Wesenberg was seized in a renewed Swedish assault in 1581.

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