Siege of Tartu (1224)

Siege of Tartu
Part of the Livonian Crusade
Date15 August 1224
Location58°22′48″N 26°43′21″E / 58.38°N 26.7225°E / 58.38; 26.7225
Result
First Siege: Estonian victory
  • Second Siege: Livonian victory
Belligerents
Estonians
Novgorodians
Sword-Brothers,
Livs and Letts
Commanders and leaders
First Siege:
First Siege:
  • ?
  • Second Siege:
  • ?
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Heavy casualties Heavy casualties

The siege of Tartu took place in 1223 and 1224 and resulted in the fall of the last major center of Estonian resistance in the mainland provinces to the Christian conquest of Estonia.


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