battle, early modern

Siege of Narva

Name: Siege of Narva
Location: Narva, Russia

Siege of Narva was a battle fought in 1590 at Narva, in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Narva. It was part of the Russo-Swedish War of 1590–1595, which ran from 1590 to 1595. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: 400 men against 30,000–100,000.

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Fought1590

WhereNarva, Russia59.379N, 28.201E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSwedish victory

BelligerentsSwedenagainstTsardom of Russia

Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy

Part ofRusso-Swedish War of 1590–15951590 to 1595

Record

Date	1590 (year precision)
Place	Narva, Russia 59.379N, 28.201E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	Sweden cedes Ivangorod and Korpore to Russia
Strength	400 men	30,000–100,000
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Heavy
Commanders	Karl Henriksson Horn	Feodor I of Russia

Placed at Narva; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Narva 1704, same recorded site
Siege of Narva 1581, same recorded site
Siege of Narva 1558, same recorded site
Siege of Narva 1700, same recorded site
Battle for Narva 1944, 0.5 km N

In the same war

After: Battle of Ivangorod 1590

Elsewhere in 1590

Siege of Narva is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16683529, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Narva (1590), revision 1370743915, 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.