1578
- punkar7
- May 18, 2015
- 1 min read
1570-1578 Estonia is under Moscow Tsar vassal Magnus
1570-1595 Estonia. Livonian War (1558–83) and Russo-Swedish War (1590–95)
1573-1579 Estonia / Sweden - Continues Russian attacks
1577-1582 Livonian campaign of Stephen Báthory
Estonia, Battle of Võnnu
Estonia. Polish–Swedish force took the town and castle of Wenden in early 1578. Russian forces failed to retake the town in February, an attack followed by a Swedish offensive, targeting Pernau (Pärnu), Dorpat and Novgorod among others. In September, Ivan responded by sending in an army of 18,000 men, who recaptured Oberpahlen (Põltsamaa) from Sweden and then marched on Wenden.[89][90] Upon their arrival at Wenden, the Russian army laid siege to the town, but was met by a relief force of around 6,000 German, Polish and Swedish soldiers. In the ensuing Battle of Wenden, Russian casualties were severe with armaments and horses captured, leaving Ivan IV with his first time serious defeat in Livonia.
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