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Battle of Rakvere

Battle of Rakvere was a battle fought on 5 March 1603 at Rakvere Rural Municipality, in what is now Estonia. It was part of the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11, which ran from 1600 to 1611. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory.

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Fought5 March 1603
WhereRakvere Rural Municipality, Estonia59.350N, 26.350E
OutcomePolish–Lithuanian victory
BelligerentsEarly Vasa SwedenagainstPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Casualties and losses170 killedand1 killed and 2 wounded
Part ofPolish–Swedish War of 1600–111600 to 1611

Where it sits in the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11

Battle of Karksi, 1600Siege of Tartu, 1600Battle of Wenden, 1601Battle of Kokenhausen, 1601Siege of Wolmar, 1601Siege of Fellin, 1602Siege of Weissenstein, 1602Battle of Rakvere, 1603Battle of Weissenstein, 1604Battle of Kircholm, 1605Capture of Daugavgrīva, 1608Siege of Pärnu, 1609Battle of Salis, 1609Battle of Daugavgriva, 160916001609Battle of Rakvere, 1603
14 placed engagements of the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 March 1603
PlaceRakvere Rural Municipality, Estonia
59.350N, 26.350E
KindBattle, early modern
Casualties and losses170 killed1 killed and 2 wounded
Commanders
  • Anders Lennartsson
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1268 and 1704.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1603

Battle of Rakvere is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Estonia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4087364, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Rakvere (1603), revision 1373818806, 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.