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Siege of Weissenstein

Siege of Weissenstein was a siege conducted on 31 May 1602 at Paide, in what is now Estonia; it lasted 4 months. 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: 700 against 2,000.

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Paide ordulinnuse varemed
Paide ordulinnuse varemed. Ivo Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought31 May 1602lasted 4 months
WherePaide, Estonia58.890N, 25.572E
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 Weissenstein, 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

Date31 May 1602
to 30 September 1602
PlacePaide, Estonia
58.890N, 25.572E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength7002,000
Commanders
Siege of WeissensteinSiege of WeissensteinBattle of WeissensteinSiege of WeissensteinBattle of KautlaBattle of LeholaBattle of PorkuniBattle of WeissensteinBattle of KautlaBattle of LeholaBattle of PorkuniTallinnPskovTartuPärnuNarvaKohtla-JärveViljandiHaapsalu100 km58.890N, 25.572E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1572 and 1604.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1602

Siege of Weissenstein 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 Q2330878, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Weissenstein, revision 1373818603, 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.