Atlas of Battles

war, 21 engagements

Battles of the Livonian War

The atlas places 21 engagements of the Livonian War (1558 to 1583): 12 battles and 9 sieges across 5 present-day countries, most in Russia (8), Estonia (6), Belarus (4).

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Siege of NarvaSiege of FelliniBattle of NevelSiege of RevalSiege of WeissensteinSiege of PolotskSiege of Velikiye LukiBattle of ToropetsBattle of ZavolotchiaSiege of NarvaBattle of ShklovBattle of Mogilev (1581)Battle of ErgemeBattle of UlaBattle of LodeSiege of WesenbergBattles of WendenSiege of PskovBattle of ErgemeBattle of UlaBattle of LodeSiege of WesenbergBattles of WendenSiege of PskovSt. PetersburgMinskRigaVilniusTallinnTverSmolenskVitsyebskVelikiy NovgorodDaugavpils200 km56.673N, 28.633E
21 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1558: 1 engagements1560: 2 engagements1562: 1 engagements1564: 1 engagements1570: 1 engagements1572: 1 engagements1573: 2 engagements1577: 1 engagements1578: 1 engagements1579: 1 engagements1580: 3 engagements1581: 5 engagements5 in 158115581581
20 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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, 158115581581
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1558Siege of NarvaNarva, EstoniaRussian victory
July 1560Siege of FelliniViljandi, EstoniaRussian victory
2 August 1560Battle of ErgemeValga, LatviaRussian victory
1562Battle of NevelNevel, RussiaSee result
26 January 1564Battle of UlaChashniki, BelarusLithuanian victory
21 August 1570Siege of RevalTallinn, EstoniaSwedish victory
27 December 1572Siege of WeissensteinPaide, Estonia
23 January 1573Battle of LodeKoluvere, EstoniaSwedish victory
December 1573Siege of WesenbergRakvere, EstoniaRussian victory
1577Tatar attack into FinlandUusimaa, FinlandInconclusive
21 October 1578Battles of WendenCēsis, LatviaSwedish–Polish victory
1579Siege of PolotskPolatsak, Belarus
5 September 1580Siege of Velikiye LukiVelikiye Luki, RussiaPolish-Lithuanian victory
1580Battle of ToropetsToropets, RussiaPolish–Lithuanian victory
1580Battle of ZavolotchiaZavolochye, Russia
1581Siege of NarvaNarva, RussiaSwedish victory
1581Battle of ShklovShklov, Belarus
1581Battle of Mogilev (1581)Mahilyow, BelarusPolish–Lithuanian victory
18 August 1581Siege of PskovPskov, RussiaSee #Result; (Peace of Yam-Zapolsky)
1581Krzysztof Radziwiłł's raid to MoscowTsardom of Russia, RussiaPolish–Lithuanian victory
date unknownBattle of StarodubStarodub, Russia

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Livonian War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.