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Siege of Tallinn

Siege of Tallinn was a siege conducted in 1221 at Tallinn, in what is now Estonia. It was part of the Livonian Crusade. The recorded result: Danish victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1221
WhereTallinn, Estonia59.437N, 24.745E
OutcomeDanish victory
BelligerentsEstoniansagainstDenmark
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofLivonian Crusade1198

Where it sits in the Livonian Crusade

Battle of Rodenpois, 1205Battle of Ümera, 1210Battle of Cēsis, 1210Battle of Riga, 1210Battle of Turaida, 1211Battle of Lehola, 1215Battle of Riga, 1215Battle of Otepää, 1217Siege of Tallinn, 1221Battle of Viljandi, 1223Siege of Tartu, 1224Battle of Saule, 1236Battle of Embūte, 1244Battle of Memel, 1257Battle of Karuse, 1270Battle of Aizkraukle, 1279Battle of Garoza, 128712051287Siege of Tallinn, 1221
17 placed engagements of the Livonian Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1221 (year precision)
to 25 April 1221
PlaceTallinn, Estonia
59.437N, 24.745E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

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

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1221

Siege of Tallinn is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 83 in present-day Estonia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510434, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tallinn, revision 1370745649, 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.