Siege of Reval (1577)
| Siege of Reval | |||||||
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| Part of the Livonian War | |||||||
Siege of Reval, by Johann Jakob Wick | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Sweden | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Henrik Klasson Horn Carl Henriksson Horn Ivo Skenkenberg Lars von Köllen † |
Ivan IV Fjodor Mustislavski Ivan Kolzoff † Ivan Men'shoi Sheremetev † | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Reval Garrison | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Unknown amount of men 100 guns |
28,000 to 50,000 men 28–200 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 100 killed | 3,000–4,000 casualties | ||||||
The siege of Reval (1577) was a failed siege conducted by Tsar Ivan IV against the Swedish city of Reval during the Livonian War. Despite being able to occupy eastern Livonia, the Russian campaign eventually ended in failure due to the Russians failing to capture Reval.