Siege of Riga (1700)

Siege of Riga (1700)
Part of the Great Northern War

Siege of Riga, by Johan Lithen
DateFebruary 12, 1700 (O.S.)
February 22, 1700 (N.S.)
Location
Riga, Swedish Livonia (present-day Latvia)
56°57′00″N 24°6′00″E / 56.95000°N 24.10000°E / 56.95000; 24.10000
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
 Swedish Empire  Saxony
Commanders and leaders
Erik Dahlbergh Augustus II the Strong
Strength
4,000 men 18,000 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown

Riga: Unknown

Daugavgriva: 248 dead, 435 wounded

The sieges of Riga were two sieges which took place on February 22 and June 15, 1700, in Riga: 687  during the Great Northern War. The Swedish garrison of about 4,000 men under the command of Erik Dahlberg successfully repulsed the Saxons until the main Swedish army under Charles XII of Sweden arrived to sweep the Saxons away in the Battle of Riga which ended the period of sieges for the year.

The successful attempt to take the city from Sweden was made in the siege of Riga (1710) by the Russians under Peter the Great.

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