Siege of Narva (1581)

Siege of Narva
	Part of the Livonian War
	; Narva Castle (or Hermann Castle) in Narva, Estonia
Date	4–6 September 1581
Location	Narva
Result	Swedish victory
Territorial; changes	Russia is cut off from the Baltic Sea
Belligerents
Kingdom of Sweden	Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Pontus De la Gardie ; Carl Henriksson Horn	Unknown
Units involved
Unknown	Narva garrison
Strength
7-8,000 men ; 2.400 cavalry	Unknown
Casualties and losses
100 men	4-7.000 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.

[1] Lind, Gunner (2014). Civilians at War: From the Fifteenth Century to the Present. Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 978-87-635-4063-6.

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