Battle of Rakvere (1603)

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Battle of Rakvere
Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611)
Date 5 March 1603 Location Rakvere, modern-day Estonia 59°21′N 26°21′E / 59.35°N 26.35°E / 59.35; 26.35 Result Polish–Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders and leaders
Anders Lennartsson	Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
Casualties and losses
170 killed	1 killed and 2 wounded

The Battle of Rakvere took place on 5 March 1603 during the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611). In December, 1602, the siege of Dorpat commenced. On 5 March 1603 at Rakvere with 1,000 men Jan Chodkiewicz defeated the Swedish relief force of 2,000 and on 13 April Dorpat capitulated. In the battle the Lithuanians lost only one soldier, and two were wounded. The Swedes lost 70 Germans mercenaries and 100 Estonian peasants.