Siege of Narva
Siege of Narva was a siege conducted on 27 June 1704 at Narva, in what is now Estonia; it lasted 43 days. It was part of the Great Northern War, which ran from 1700 to 1721. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 3,800 infantry and 1,300 cavalry against 45,000.
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Fought 27 June 1704 lasted 43 days
Where Narva, Estonia 59.379N, 28.201E
Outcome Russian victory
Belligerents Swedish Empire against Tsardom of Russia
Casualties and losses 3,200 dead or wounded and 1,900 captured and Up to 3,000 dead or wounded
Where it sits in the Great Northern War Siege of Riga, 1700 Siege of Riga, 1700 Battle of Varja, 1700 Battle of Narva, 1700 Battle of Petschora, 1701 Crossing of the Düna, 1701 Battle of Rauge, 1701 Battle of Vilnius, 1702 Battle of Erastfer, 1702 Battle of Dersunisjki, 1702 Battle of Klissow, 1702 Battle of Hummelshof, 1702 Siege of Nöteborg, 1702 Battle of Saladen, 1703 Battle of Pułtusk, 1703 Siege of Thorn, 1703 Battle of Systerbäck, 1703 Siege of Tartu, 1704 Battle of Wesenberg, 1704 Siege of Narva, 1704 Battle of Orford Ness, 1704 Battle of Jakobstadt, 1704 Battle of Poznań, 1704 Capture of Warsaw, 1704 Battle of Lemberg, 1704 Battle of Punitz, 1704 Siege of Vyborg, 1706 Siege of Liachavičy, 1706 Battle of Kalisz, 1706 Battle of Grodno, 1708 Battle of Holowczyn, 1708 Battle of Malatitze, 1708 Battle of the Neva, 1708 Battle of Rajovka, 1708 Battle of Koporye, 1708 Battle of Lesnaya, 1708 Sack of Baturyn, 1708 Battle of Koniecpol, 1708 Siege of Vepryk, 1708 Pursuit of Krasnokutsk, 1709 Battle of Poltava, 1709 Siege of Riga, 1709 Siege of Vyborg, 1710 Battle of Helsingborg, 1710 Kexholm Siege, 1710 Siege of Reval, 1710 Action of 4 October 1710, 1710 Siege of Wismar, 1711 Sieges of Stralsund, 1711 Siege of Stralsund, 1711 Battle of Westtief, 1712 Siege of Stralsund, 1712 Siege of Stade, 1712 Battle of Gadebusch, 1712 Action of 22 July 1713, 1713 Skirmish at Bender, 1713 Siege of Tönning, 1713 Battle of Helsinki, 1713 Siege of Stettin, 1713 Battle of Landsbro, 1713 Battle of Pälkäne, 1713 Siege of Tönning, 1714 Battle of Napue, 1714 Battle of Gangut, 1714 Action of 24 April 1715, 1715 Siege of Wismar, 1715 Siege of Stralsund, 1715 Battle of Rügen, 1715 Battle of Stresow, 1715 Battle of Dynekilen, 1716 Siege of Poznań, 1716 Battle of Göteborg, 1717 Battle of Strömstad, 1717 Siege of Trondheim, 1718 Siege of Fredriksten, 1718 Attack on Marstrand, 1719 Battle of Ösel Island, 1719 Battle of Stäket, 1719 Battles at Göta Älv, 1719 Battle of Grengam, 1720 Battle of Selånger, 1721 1700 1721 Siege of Narva, 1704 82 placed engagements of the Great Northern War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 27 June 1704to 9 August 1704 Place Narva, Estonia59.379N, 28.201E Kind Siege, early modern Strength 3,800 infantry and 1,300 cavalry 45,000 Casualties and losses 3,200 dead or wounded and 1,900 captured Up to 3,000 dead or wounded Commanders
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Nearest engagements
Contested ground: this site was fought over 11 times between 1496 and 1944.
Siege of Narva is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Estonia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q694054 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Narva (1704) , revision 1382468084, 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.
