Capture of Tapa

Capture of Tapa
Part of the Estonian War of Independence
Plaque commemorating actions made by the armored trains and its men in the Capture of Tapa at the Tapa railway station.
Date 9 January 1919 Location Tapa, Estonia 59°16′N 25°57′E / 59.267°N 25.950°E / 59.267; 25.950 Result Estonian Victory
Belligerents
Estonia	Russia
Commanders and leaders
Karl Parts	Jaan Anvelt
Strength
448 men 48 machine guns 5 cannons 3 armored trains	Unknown
Casualties and losses
4 wounded	~100 dead 78 captured

The Capture of Tapa (Estonian: Tapa vallutamine), sometimes known as the Battle of Tapa (Estonian: Tapa lahing), took place on 9 January 1919 in Tapa, Estonia, between troops of the Russian Red Army and Estonia. The goal of the Estonian troops was to capture and liberate the Tapa Railway Station from occupation by Russia. Three armored trains (soomusrong) were used in the engagement, led by Captain Anton Irv, Captain Oskar Luiga [et], and Captain Jaan Lepp.^[1]