Capture of Tapa | |||||||
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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. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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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 , and Captain Jaan Lepp.[1]
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