Siege of Narva (1558)
Part of the Livonian War

Siege of Narva by the Russians in 1558 by Boris Chorikov, 1836.
DateApril - May 1558
Location
Narva, Livonian Confederation in modern Estonia
59°22′45″N 28°12′02″E / 59.379167°N 28.200556°E / 59.379167; 28.200556
Result Russians capture Narva in July 1558.
Belligerents
Livonian Confederation Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Mikhailovich Viskovatyi

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.[1][2] 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

References

  1. ↑ Летописец Русский (Московская летопись) // Чтения в Императорском Обществе Истории и Древностей Российских, Книга 3. 1895 (Chronicler Russian (Moscow Chronicle) // Readings in the Imperial Society of Russian History and Antiquities,)
  2. ↑ Фролова, Марина Михайловна (2020), "Императорское Общество истории и древностей российских и развитие в нем болгарской проблематики (первая половина XIX в.)", Материалы для виртуального Музея Славянских Культур. Выпуск 1, Институт славяноведения РАН, pp. 306–314, doi:10.31168/0436-7.50, ISBN 9785757604367, S2CID 229673313, retrieved 2023-05-08


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