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The Battles of Wenden were a series of battles for control of the stronghold of Wenden (Cēsis, Kiesia, Võnnu), in present-day Latvia, fought during the Livonian War in 1577 and 1578. Magnus of Livonia besieged the town in August 1577, but was deposed and replaced by Russian forces under tsar Ivan IV who eventually sacked the town and castle in what became a symbolic victory. Polish-Lithuanian forces however re-captured the stronghold in November, and beat back a Russian counter-attack in February 1578.

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  • Battles of Wenden (1577–1578)
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  • The Battles of Wenden were a series of battles for control of the stronghold of Wenden (Cēsis, Kiesia, Võnnu), in present-day Latvia, fought during the Livonian War in 1577 and 1578. Magnus of Livonia besieged the town in August 1577, but was deposed and replaced by Russian forces under tsar Ivan IV who eventually sacked the town and castle in what became a symbolic victory. Polish-Lithuanian forces however re-captured the stronghold in November, and beat back a Russian counter-attack in February 1578.
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  • 4000(xsd:integer)
  • 18000(xsd:integer)
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Date
  • 1578-10-21(xsd:date)
Commander
Casualties
  • 20(xsd:integer)
  • 1720(xsd:integer)
  • 3000(xsd:integer)
  • 6280(xsd:integer)
  • about 400 men
Result
  • Swedish–Polish victory
combatant
  • 15(xsd:integer)
  • 20(xsd:integer)
  • 22(xsd:integer)
Place
  • Cēsis, Latvia
Conflict
  • Battle of Wenden
abstract
  • The Battles of Wenden were a series of battles for control of the stronghold of Wenden (Cēsis, Kiesia, Võnnu), in present-day Latvia, fought during the Livonian War in 1577 and 1578. Magnus of Livonia besieged the town in August 1577, but was deposed and replaced by Russian forces under tsar Ivan IV who eventually sacked the town and castle in what became a symbolic victory. Polish-Lithuanian forces however re-captured the stronghold in November, and beat back a Russian counter-attack in February 1578. In October, the Russian army again laid siege to the town but was destroyed by a smaller Swedish-German-Polish relief force. This marked the turning point in the Livonian War, shifting the initiative from the Tsardom of Russia to Sweden and Poland-Lithuania. It also marked the end of the Kingdom of Livonia, which collapsed when Magnus retired to Courland.
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