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Siege of Fellin

Siege of Fellin was a siege conducted on 25 March 1602 at Viljandi, in what is now Estonia; it lasted 53 days. It was part of the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11, which ran from 1600 to 1611. The recorded result: Polish-Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 800 against 5,000.

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Siege of Fellin
Jan Styka, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought25 March 1602lasted 53 days
WhereViljandi, Estonia58.367N, 25.600E
OutcomePolish-Lithuanian victory
BelligerentsEarly Vasa SwedenagainstPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Part ofPolish–Swedish War of 1600–111600 to 1611

Where it sits in the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11

Battle of Karksi, 1600Siege of Tartu, 1600Battle of Wenden, 1601Battle of Kokenhausen, 1601Siege of Wolmar, 1601Siege of Fellin, 1602Siege of Weissenstein, 1602Battle of Rakvere, 1603Battle of Weissenstein, 1604Battle of Kircholm, 1605Capture of Daugavgrīva, 1608Siege of Pärnu, 1609Battle of Salis, 1609Battle of Daugavgriva, 160916001609Siege of Fellin, 1602
14 placed engagements of the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 March 1602
to 17 May 1602
PlaceViljandi, Estonia
58.367N, 25.600E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength8005,000
Commanders
Siege of FellinSiege of FellinSiege of FelliniSiege of ViljandiBattle of ViljandiBattle of ViljandiBattle of St. Matthew's DaySiege of FelliniBattle of St. Matthew's DayTallinnPskovNarvaKohtla-JärveSlantsyHaapsalu100 km58.367N, 25.600E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1211 and 1602.

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Elsewhere in 1602

Siege of Fellin is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 83 in present-day Estonia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4337460, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Fellin, revision 1370741125, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.