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Siege of Reval

Siege of Reval was a siege conducted on 21 August 1570 at Tallinn, in what is now Estonia; it lasted 8 months. It was part of the Livonian War, which ran from 1558 to 1583. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: 650–785 men against 1,000–25,000 men.

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Fought21 August 1570lasted 8 months
WhereTallinn, Estonia59.437N, 24.745E
OutcomeSwedish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of SwedenagainstTsardom of Russia; 25px Kingdom of Livonia
Casualties and lossesUnknownand6,000–9,000 casualties; (Swedish claims)
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 Reval, 1570
21 placed engagements of the Livonian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date21 August 1570
to 16 April 1571
PlaceTallinn, Estonia
59.437N, 24.745E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength650–785 men1,000–25,000 men
Casualties and lossesUnknown6,000–9,000 casualties; (Swedish claims)
Commanders
  • Henrik Klasson Horn
  • Clas Åkesson Tott
  • Magnus, Duke of Holstein
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1219 and 1944.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1570

Siege of Reval is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 83 in present-day Estonia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18623473, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Reval (1570–1571), revision 1370744740, 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.