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Battle of Ergeme

Battle of Ergeme was a battle fought on 2 August 1560 at Valga, in what is now Latvia. It was part of the Livonian War, which ran from 1558 to 1583. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 330 to 500 knights; 500 cavalrymen against 1,000 cavalrymen.

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Fought2 August 1560
WhereValga, Latvia57.806N, 25.816E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsLivonian ConfederationagainstTsardom of Russia
Casualties and losses261 to 500 killed and capturedand?
Part ofLivonian War1558 to 1583

Where it sits in the Livonian War

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, 1573Battles 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, 158115581581Battle of Ergeme, 1560
19 placed engagements of the Livonian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 August 1560
PlaceValga, Latvia
57.806N, 25.816E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeThe Livonian Confederation lost its ability to wage offensive war
Strength330 to 500 knights; 500 cavalrymen1,000 cavalrymen
Casualties and losses261 to 500 killed and captured?
Commanders
  • Philipp Schall von Bell
Battle of ErgemeBattle of ErgemeBattle of HummelshofBattle of WalkBattle of PajuBattle of KarksiSiege of WolmarBattle of HummelshofBattle of KarksiSiege of WolmarRigaPskovTartuPärnuJelgavaViljandiHaapsalu100 km57.806N, 25.816E
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Battle of Ergeme is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 54 in present-day Latvia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q497806, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ērģeme, revision 1370603029, 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.