Siege of Reval (1577)

Siege of Reval
Part of the Livonian War

Siege of Reval, by Johann Jakob Wick
DateJanuary 23 – March 13, 1577
Location
Reval (Modern day Tallinn), Estonia
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Sweden Tsardom of Russia Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Henrik Klasson Horn
Carl Henriksson Horn [sv]
Ivo Skenkenberg
Tsardom of Russia Ivan IV
Tsardom of Russia Fjodor Mustislavski
Tsardom of Russia Ivan Kolzoff 
Tsardom of Russia Ivan Men'shoi Sheremetev 
Units involved
Reval Garrison Unknown
Strength
Unknown 50,000
Casualties and losses
Minimal 3,000 killed, captured, or wounded

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]

  1. ^ Kasekamp, Andres (2017-10-26). A History of the Baltic States. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-30728-5.