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Siege of Narva

Siege of Narva was a siege conducted in 1558 at Narva, in what is now Estonia. It was part of the Livonian War, which ran from 1558 to 1583. The recorded result: Russian victory.

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Livonian war. Siege of Narva 1558 by Russians.
Livonian war. Siege of Narva 1558 by Russians.. Boris Chorikov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1558
WhereNarva, Estonia59.379N, 28.201E
OutcomeRussian victory
BelligerentsLivonian ConfederationagainstTsardom of Russia
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, 158115581581Siege of Narva, 1558
19 placed engagements of the Livonian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1558 (year precision)
to April 1558
PlaceNarva, Estonia
59.379N, 28.201E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeNarva is captured by Russian forces
Commanders
  • Ivan Mikhailovich Viskovatyi
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 11 times between 1496 and 1944.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1558

Siege of Narva is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Estonia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4337412, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Narva (1558), revision 1370743906, 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.