Siege of Riga (1709–1710)
| Siege of Riga (1709–1710) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||||
View and plan of the siege of Riga on July 14, 1710. Engraving by Dewitt Hendrick. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Swedish Empire | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Nils Jonsson Stromberg af Clastorp |
Boris Sheremetev Anikita Repnin | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 13,400 men; 563 guns; 66 mortar; 12 howitzers | 40,000 men; siege artillery (50 barrels) | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 5,132 surrendered | Unknown | ||||||||
The siege of Riga in 1709–1710 was a military operation of the army of the Tsardom of Russia during the Great Northern War against the forces of the Swedish Empire defending the fortress of Riga. As a result of the operation, Riga was taken by Russian troops.