Battle of Riga (1919)

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Battle of Riga (1919)
Part of Latvian War of Independence
Baltische Landeswehr attack on Riga during the battle, May 22, 1919
Date May 22 - 23, 1919 (1 day) Location Riga, Soviet Latvia (Present-day Riga, Latvia) 56°56′56″N 24°6′23″E / 56.94889°N 24.10639°E / 56.94889; 24.10639 Result German–Latvian victory Start of the White Terror in Riga
Belligerents
Baltische Landeswehr Latvia Iron Division Minor involvement: Lieven detachment	Soviet Latvia
Commanders and leaders
Rüdiger von der Goltz Alfred Fletcher Jānis Balodis Jānis Puriņš	Jukums Vācietis
Units involved
Baltische Landeswehr Iron Division 2nd Cēsis Battalion Southern Latvian Brigade	Soviet Latvian Army
Strength
3,700 soldiers 1,580 soldiers 4,500 soldiers 420 cavalrymen 110 machine guns 202 hand machine guns 28 light guns 8 heavy guns 400 soldiers Total: 10,180 soldiers 420 cavalrymen 110 machine guns 202 hand machine guns 28 light guns 8 heavy guns	4,324 soldiers 57 machine guns 12 light guns 6 heavy guns 54 machine guns 1 armored train
See Military size for more information
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
White Terror in Riga: 174 - 5,000 killed 4,000 captured 3,000 arrested

Battle of Riga was a battle during the Latvian War of Independence that started on May 22, 1919, when the German commander Rüdiger von der Goltz with his troops tried to occupy Riga against Soviet Latvia.