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Siege of Pskov

Siege of Pskov was a siege conducted on 18 August 1581 at Pskov, in what is now Russia; it lasted 6 months. It was part of the Livonian War, which ran from 1558 to 1583. The recorded result: See #Result; (Peace of Yam-Zapolsky). Recorded strength: 27,000; 4,000 Cossacks (500 officially registered) against 16,000.

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Fought18 August 1581lasted 6 months
WherePskov, Russia57.817N, 28.333E
OutcomeSee #Result; (Peace of Yam-Zapolsky)
Belligerents20px Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Principality of Transylvania and foreign mercenariesagainstTsardom of Russia
Part ofLivonian War1558 to 1583

Where it sits in the Livonian War

Siege of Narva, 1558Siege of Fellini, 1560Battle of Ergeme, 1560Battle of Nevel, 1562Battle of Ula, 1564Siege of Reval, 1570Siege of Weissenstein, 1572Battle of Lode, 1573Siege of Wesenberg, 1573Tatar attack into Finland, 1577Battles of Wenden, 1578Siege of Polotsk, 1579Siege of Velikiye Luki, 1580Battle of Toropets, 1580Battle of Zavolotchia, 1580Siege of Narva, 1581Battle of Shklov, 1581Battle of Mogilev (1581), 1581Siege of Pskov, 1581Krzysztof Radziwiłł's raid to Moscow, 158115581581Siege of Pskov, 1581
21 placed engagements of the Livonian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date18 August 1581
to 4 February 1582
PlacePskov, Russia
57.817N, 28.333E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength27,000; 4,000 Cossacks (500 officially registered)16,000
Commanders
  • Shuisky
Siege of PskovSiege of PskovSiege of PskovBattle of Lake SmolinaBattle of the Siritsa RiverBattle of the IceBattle of RaugeBattle of Lake SmolinaBattle of the IceBattle of RaugeVelikiy NovgorodTartuLugaStaraya RussaViljandi100 km57.817N, 28.333E
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Siege of Pskov 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 Q815196, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Pskov, revision 1370744594, 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.