Siege of Narva (1558)

Siege of Narva by the Russians in 1558 by Boris Chorikov, 1836.

Date	April - May 1558
Location	Narva, Livonian Confederation in modern Estonia
Result	Russians capture Narva in July 1558.

Belligerents

Livonian Confederation

Tsardom of Russia

Commanders and leaders

Ivan Mikhailovich Viskovatyi

Livonian War

Narva 1558 Dorpat Ringen Tirsen Ergeme Fellin Nevel Polotsk 1563 Ula Ozerishche Chashniki Reval 1570 Lode Wesenberg Pärnu Reval 1577 Weissenstein Wenden Báthory's campaigns (Polotsk 1579 Sokol Rzhev Velikiye Luki Toropets Shklov Zavolochye Nastasyino Radziwill raid Pskov) Narva 1581 Lyalitsy Oreshek

The Siege of Narva (Estonian: Narva piiramine; Russian: Осада Нарвы) was a Russian siege of the Livonian city of Narva (in modern-day eastern Estonia) from April through May 1558, during the Livonian War. After capturing the city in July 1558, the Russians used Narva as a trading center and port to transport commerce from Pskov and Novgorod. The Russians controlled the city until 1581, when it was captured by Swedish forces under Pontus De La Gardie.

16th century Russian siege weapon

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