Atlas of Battles

country, 83 engagements

Battles in Estonia

83 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Estonia: 50 battles, 21 sieges, 7 naval actions and 5 campaigns between 1211 and 1946. The wars with most engagements here: World War II (19), Great Northern War (10), Estonian War of Independence (9), Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11 (7).

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Battle of ViljandiBattle of LeholaBattle of OtepääBattle of St. Matthew's DayBattle of LihulaSiege of TallinnBattle of ViljandiSiege of ViljandiSiege of TartuBattle of MuhuBattle of KaruseSiege of NarvaSiege of PaideSiege of FelliniSiege of PaideBombardment of Reval 1569Siege of RevalSiege of WeissensteinBattle of LodeSiege of WesenbergBattle of KarksiSiege of TartuSiege of FellinSiege of WeissensteinBattle of RevalBattle of RakvereBattle of WeissensteinSiege of PärnuSiege of DorpatSiege of TartuBattle of WalkSiege of NarvaBattle of VarjaBattle of RaugeBattle of ErastferBattle of HummelshofSiege of TartuBattle of WesenbergSiege of RevalBattle of Ösel IslandBattle of RevalBattle of the NargöBattle of OdensholmBattle of the Gulf of RigaBattle of Moon SoundBattle of NarvaBattle of JoalaBattle of PunapargiBattle of TartuBattle of UtriaBattle of LaagnaBattle of PajuRevolt of SaaremaaBattle of KrivasooOrzeł incidentSummer WarBattle of KautlaOperation BeowulfBattle of AuvereBattle for Narva BridgeheadNarva Offensive February 1944March 1944 Narva OffensiveNarva OffensiveNarva OffensiveBattle of Tannenberg LineTartu OffensiveBattle of PorkuniTallinn OffensiveMoonsund Landing OperationBattle of TehumardiBattle of MääritsaBombing of Tallinn in World War IIBombing of Narva in World War IIbombing of Tartu in World War IIBattle of LyndanisseBattle of WesenbergBattle of NarvaSiege of NarvaGreat RetreatOperation AlbionBaltic OperationBattle for NarvaBattle of LyndanisseBattle of WesenbergBattle of NarvaSiege of NarvaGreat RetreatOperation AlbionBaltic OperationPskovTartuPärnuSlantsyViljandiHaapsalu100 km58.589N, 25.350E
83 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by half century

1200: 11 engagements1250: 2 engagements1550: 9 engagements1600: 8 engagements1650: 3 engagements1700: 11 engagements1750: 1 engagements1800: 1 engagements1900: 34 engagements34 in 190012001900
80 dated engagements, one bar per half century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 13 with pages

Contested ground 8

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
February 1211Battle of ViljandiViljandi
1215Battle of LeholaLõhavereLivonian Crusade
January 1217Battle of OtepääOtepääLivonian Crusade
21 September 1217Battle of St. Matthew's DayViljandiNorthern Crusades
15 June 1219Battle of LyndanisseTallinnNorthern Crusades
8 August 1220Battle of LihulaLihulaNorthern Crusades
1221Siege of TallinnTallinnLivonian Crusade
29 January 1223Battle of ViljandiViljandiLivonian Crusade
1 August 1223Siege of ViljandiViljandi
15 August 1224Siege of TartuToomemägiLivonian Crusade
1 January 1227Battle of MuhuMuhu
28 February 1268Battle of WesenbergRakvereNorthern Crusades
23 February 1270Battle of KaruseBaltic SeaLivonian Crusade
1558Siege of NarvaNarvaLivonian War
1558Siege of PaidePaide
July 1560Siege of FelliniViljandiLivonian War
1560Siege of PaidePaide
1569Bombardment of Reval 1569Tallinn harbourNorthern Seven Years' War
21 August 1570Siege of RevalTallinnLivonian War
27 December 1572Siege of WeissensteinPaideLivonian War
23 January 1573Battle of LodeKoluvereLivonian War
December 1573Siege of WesenbergRakvereLivonian War
29 October 1600Battle of KarksiKarksiPolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
1600Siege of TartuTartuPolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
25 March 1602Siege of FellinViljandiPolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
31 May 1602Siege of WeissensteinPaidePolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
1602Battle of RevalTallinnPolish–Swedish Wars
5 March 1603Battle of RakvereRakvere Rural MunicipalityPolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
25 September 1604Battle of WeissensteinPaidePolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
28 February 1609Siege of PärnuPärnuPolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
June 1656Siege of DorpatTartu
1657Siege of TartuTartuRusso-Swedish War of 1656–58
8 July 1657Battle of WalkValgaSecond Northern War
September 1700Siege of NarvaNarva
7 November 1700Battle of VarjaVarjaGreat Northern War
30 November 1700Battle of NarvaNarvaGreat Northern War
4 September 1701Battle of RaugeRõugeGreat Northern War
9 January 1702Battle of ErastferErastvereGreat Northern War
29 July 1702Battle of HummelshofHummuliGreat Northern War
4 June 1704Siege of TartuTartuGreat Northern War
15 June 1704Battle of WesenbergRakvereGreat Northern War
27 June 1704Siege of NarvaNarvaGreat Northern War
18 August 1710Siege of RevalTallinnGreat Northern War
4 June 1719Battle of Ösel IslandSaaremaaGreat Northern War
13 May 1790Battle of RevalTallinnRusso-Swedish War of 1788–1790
1808Battle of the NargöNaissaarAnglo-Russian War
26 August 1914Battle of OdensholmOsmussaarWorld War I
20 August 1915Battle of the Gulf of RigaGulf of RigaWorld War I
1915Great RetreatBelarusWorld War I
29 September 1917Operation AlbionBaltic SeaWorld War I
19 October 1917Battle of Moon SoundBaltic SeaWorld War I
1918Soviet westward offensive of 1918–1919EstoniaRussian Civil War
28 November 1918Battle of NarvaNarvaEstonian War of Independence
1918Battle of JoalaNarvaEstonian War of Independence
23 December 1918Battle of PunapargiEstonian War of Independence
1919Battle of TartuTartuEstonian War of Independence
17 January 1919Battle of UtriaUdriaEstonian War of Independence
18 January 1919Battle of LaagnaLaagnaEstonian War of Independence
31 January 1919Battle of PajuPajuEstonian War of Independence
1919Revolt of SaaremaaSaare CountyEstonian War of Independence
18 November 1919Battle of KrivasooEstonian War of Independence
1939Orzeł incidentTallinn
1941Summer WarEstoniaWorld War II
1941Baltic OperationBaltic statesWorld War II
24 July 1941Battle of KautlaKautlaoccupation of the Baltic states
1941Operation BeowulfSaaremaaWorld War II
1944Battle for NarvaNarvaWorld War II
1944Battle of AuvereAuvereWorld War II
2 February 1944Battle for Narva BridgeheadNarvaWorld War II
15 February 1944Narva Offensive February 1944NarvaWorld War II
1 March 1944March 1944 Narva OffensiveNarvaWorld War II
18 March 1944Narva OffensiveNarvaWorld War II
1944Narva OffensiveNarvaWorld War II
25 July 1944Battle of Tannenberg LineSinimäedWorld War II
1944Tartu OffensiveEstoniaWorld War II
21 September 1944Battle of PorkuniPorkuniWorld War II
1944Tallinn OffensiveEstoniaWorld War II
29 September 1944Moonsund Landing OperationWest Estonian archipelagoWorld War II
8 October 1944Battle of TehumardiTehumardiWorld War II
1946Battle of MääritsaPõlva CountyGuerilla war in the Baltic states
date unknownBombing of Tallinn in World War IITallinnWorld War II
date unknownBombing of Narva in World War IINarvaWorld War II
date unknownbombing of Tartu in World War IITartuWorld War II

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