Atlas of Battles

country, 61 engagements

Battles in Estonia

61 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Estonia: 37 battles, 18 sieges and 6 naval actions between 1211 and 1944. The wars with most engagements here: Great Northern War (10), Eastern Front (8), Livonian Crusade (6), Livonian War (6).

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Battle of ViljandiBattle of LeholaBattle of OtepääBattle of St. Matthew's DayBattle of LyndanisseBattle of LihulaSiege of TallinnBattle of ViljandiSiege of ViljandiSiege of TartuBattle of MuhuBattle of WesenbergBattle of KaruseSiege of NarvaSiege of FelliniSiege of RevalSiege of WeissensteinBattle of LodeSiege of WesenbergBattle of KarksiSiege of FellinSiege of WeissensteinBattle of RakvereBattle of WeissensteinSiege of PärnuSiege of DorpatSiege of TartuBattle of WalkSiege of NarvaBattle of VarjaBattle of RaugeBattle of ErastferBattle of HummelshofSiege of TartuBattle of WesenbergSiege of NarvaSiege of RevalBattle of Ösel IslandBattle of RevalBattle of OdensholmBattle of the Gulf of RigaOperation AlbionBattle of Moon SoundBattle of NarvaBattle of PunapargiBattle of UtriaBattle of LaagnaBattle of PajuBattle of KrivasooBattle of KautlaBattle for NarvaBattle of AuvereBattle for Narva BridgeheadNarva Offensive February 1944March 1944 Narva OffensiveNarva OffensiveBattle of Tannenberg LineBattle of PorkuniMoonsund Landing OperationBattle of TehumardiBattle of NarvaBattle of NarvaTallinnPskovTartuPärnuKohtla-JärveSlantsyViljandiHaapsalu100 km58.600N, 25.350E
61 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
February 1211Battle of ViljandiViljandi
1215Battle of LeholaLõhavereLivonian Crusade
January 1217Battle of OtepääOtepääLivonian Crusade
21 September 1217Battle of St. Matthew's DayViljandiCrusades
15 June 1219Battle of LyndanisseTallinnCrusades
8 August 1220Battle of LihulaLihulaCrusades
1221Siege of TallinnTallinnLivonian Crusade
29 January 1223Battle of ViljandiViljandiLivonian Crusade
1 August 1223Siege of ViljandiViljandi
15 August 1224Siege of TartuToomemägiLivonian Crusade
1 January 1227Battle of MuhuMuhu
28 February 1268Battle of WesenbergRakvereCrusades
23 February 1270Battle of KaruseBaltic SeaLivonian Crusade
1558Siege of NarvaNarvaLivonian War
July 1560Siege of FelliniViljandiLivonian War
21 August 1570Siege of RevalTallinnLivonian War
27 December 1572Siege of WeissensteinPaideLivonian War
23 January 1573Battle of LodeKoluvereLivonian War
December 1573Siege of WesenbergRakvereLivonian War
29 October 1600Battle of KarksiKarksiPolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
25 March 1602Siege of FellinViljandiPolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
31 May 1602Siege of WeissensteinPaidePolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
5 March 1603Battle of RakvereRakvere Rural MunicipalityPolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
25 September 1604Battle of WeissensteinPaidePolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
28 February 1609Siege of PärnuPärnuPolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
June 1656Siege of DorpatTartu
1657Siege of TartuTartuRusso-Swedish War of 1656–58
8 July 1657Battle of WalkValgaSecond Northern War
September 1700Siege of NarvaNarva
7 November 1700Battle of VarjaVarjaGreat Northern War
30 November 1700Battle of NarvaNarvaGreat Northern War
4 September 1701Battle of RaugeRõugeGreat Northern War
9 January 1702Battle of ErastferErastvereGreat Northern War
29 July 1702Battle of HummelshofHummuliGreat Northern War
4 June 1704Siege of TartuTartuGreat Northern War
15 June 1704Battle of WesenbergRakvereGreat Northern War
27 June 1704Siege of NarvaNarvaGreat Northern War
18 August 1710Siege of RevalTallinnGreat Northern War
4 June 1719Battle of Ösel IslandSaaremaaGreat Northern War
13 May 1790Battle of RevalTallinnRusso-Swedish War of 1788–1790
26 August 1914Battle of OdensholmOsmussaarWorld War I
20 August 1915Battle of the Gulf of RigaGulf of RigaWorld War I
29 September 1917Operation AlbionBaltic SeaWorld War I
19 October 1917Battle of Moon SoundBaltic SeaWWI Eastern Front
28 November 1918Battle of NarvaNarvaEstonian War of Independence
23 December 1918Battle of PunapargiEstonian War of Independence
17 January 1919Battle of UtriaUdriaEstonian War of Independence
18 January 1919Battle of LaagnaLaagnaEstonian War of Independence
31 January 1919Battle of PajuPajuEstonian War of Independence
18 November 1919Battle of KrivasooEstonian War of Independence
24 July 1941Battle of KautlaKautlaoccupation of the Baltic states
1944Battle for NarvaNarvaEastern Front
1944Battle of AuvereAuvereEastern Front
2 February 1944Battle for Narva BridgeheadNarvaEastern Front
15 February 1944Narva Offensive February 1944NarvaEastern Front
1 March 1944March 1944 Narva OffensiveNarvaEastern Front
18 March 1944Narva OffensiveNarvaEastern Front
25 July 1944Battle of Tannenberg LineSinimäedEastern Front
21 September 1944Battle of PorkuniPorkuniWorld War II
29 September 1944Moonsund Landing OperationWest Estonian archipelagoEastern Front
8 October 1944Battle of TehumardiTehumardiWorld War II

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