Siege of Narva (1558)

Siege of Narva (1558)
	Part of the Livonian War
	; Siege of Narva by the Russians in 1558 by Boris Chorikov, 1836.
Date	April - May 1558
Location	Narva, Livonian Confederation in modern Estonia
Result	Russians capture Narva in July 1558.
Belligerents
Livonian Confederation	Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
	Ivan Mikhailovich Viskovatyi

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The Siege of Narva (Estonian language: Narva piiramine

Russian: Осада Нарвы) was a Russian siege of the Livonian city of Narva (in modern-day eastern Estonia) from April through May 1558, during the Livonian War. After capturing the city in July 1558, the Russians used Narva as a trading center and port to transport commerce from Pskov and Novgorod. The Russians controlled the city until 1581, when it was captured by Swedish forces under Pontus De La Gardie.

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