siege, early modern
Siege of Riga
Siege of Riga was a siege conducted on 14 November 1709 at Riga, in what is now Latvia. It was part of the Great Northern War, which ran from 1700 to 1721. The recorded result: Russian victory.
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Record
| Date | 14 November 1709 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Riga, Latvia 56.947N, 24.107E | |
| Part of | Great Northern War (1700 to 1721) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Russian victory | |
| Territorial change | Riga is captured by Russian forces | |
| Belligerents | Swedish Empire | Tsardom of Russia |
| Commanders | Nils Jonsson Stromberg af Clastorp | |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Riga 1700, same recorded site
- Siege of Riga 1812, same recorded site
- Siege of Riga 1700, same recorded site
- Siege of Riga 1656, 0.2 km
- Crossing of the Düna 1701, 4.7 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Poltava 27 June 1709
- After: Siege of Vyborg 1 March 1710
- All 71 engagements of Great Northern War
Elsewhere in 1709
- Battle of Malplaquet France
- Battle of La Gudiña Portugal
- Battle of St. John's Canada
- Battle of Fort Albany Canada
- Siege of Tournai France
Siege of Riga is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 39 in present-day Latvia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q447901, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Riga (1709–1710), revision 1378086086, 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.