User:Gvssy/Siege of Reval (1577)
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The Siege of Reval (1577) was a failed siege conducted by Tsar Ivan IV against the Swedish city of Reval during the Livonian War. Despite being able to occupy eastern Livonia, the Russian campaign eventually ended in failure due to the Russians failing to capture Reval.[1]
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Siege of Reval | |||||||
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Part of Livonian War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Sweden | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Henrik Klasson Horn Carl Henriksson Horn [sv] Ivo Skenkenberg |
Ivan IV Fjodor Mustislavski Ivan Kolzoff † Ivan Men'shoi Sheremetev † | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Reval Garrison | Russian Army | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 50,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Minimal | 3,000 killed, captured, or wounded |
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