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Siege of Wolmar

Siege of Wolmar was a siege conducted on 18 October 1601 at Valmiera, in what is now Latvia; it lasted 2 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: 1,000 against 15,000; 50 artillery pieces.

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Siege of Wolmar
Jan Styka, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought18 October 1601lasted 2 months
WhereValmiera, Latvia57.533N, 25.417E
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 Wolmar, 1601
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

Date18 October 1601
to 18 December 1601
PlaceValmiera, Latvia
57.533N, 25.417E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength1,00015,000; 50 artillery pieces
Commanders
Siege of WolmarSiege of WolmarBattle of ÜmeraBattle of CēsisBattles of WendenSiege of Cēsis CastleBattle of WendenBattle of CēsisBattles of WendenSiege of Cēsis CastleRigaPskovTartuPärnuJelgavaRēzekneViljandi100 km57.533N, 25.417E
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Siege of Wolmar is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 58 in present-day Latvia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510519, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Wolmar, revision 1374359474, 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.