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Siege of Wesenberg (1574)
1574 military conflict in Estonia during Livonian War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the 1574 battle. For other uses, see Battle of Wesenberg.
The siege of Wesenberg (Rakvere, Rakovor) was an abortive Swedish siege of the Russian-held town of Wesenberg in Estonia from January through March 1574, during the Livonian War. The siege is infamous for a brawl and subsequent combat between German and Scottish mercenaries within the besieging army, which claimed the lives of about 1,500 Scots. Wesenberg was seized in a renewed Swedish assault in 1581.
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Siege of Wesenberg | |||||||
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Part of Livonian War | |||||||
![]() Wesenberg / Rakvere Castle today. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
German mercenaries |
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![]() ![]() Archibald Ruthven (WIA) |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
During the Siege: During infighting: 30 German cavalry killed 1,500 Scottish infantry killed 70 Scottish infantry deserted to Russia 1 Scottish nobleman wounded Unknown wounded | Unknown |
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