| Siege of Narva | |||||||||
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| Part of the Livonian War | |||||||||
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Narva_asv2022-04_img09_Castle.jpg) Narva Castle (or Hermann Castle) in Narva, Estonia | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Kingdom of Sweden |
 Tsardom of Russia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Pontus De la Gardie Carl Henriksson Horn | Unknown | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Unknown |
Narva garrison | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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7,000–8,000 men 2,400 cavalry | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 100 men | 4,000–7,000 soldiers and civilians | ||||||||
The siege of Narva was a siege and massacre[1] initiated by Pontus De la Gardie against the Russian-controlled city of Narva in present-day Estonia. The siege resulted in a victory for the Swedes.
- ^ Lind, Gunner (2014). Civilians at War: From the Fifteenth Century to the Present. Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 978-87-635-4063-6.