Partof: | the Livonian War |
Date: | April - May 1558 |
Place: | Narva, Livonian Confederation in modern Estonia |
Combatant1: | Livonian Confederation |
Combatant2: | Tsardom of Russia |
Commander2: | Ivan Mikhailovich Viskovatyi |
Result: | Russian victory |
Conflict: | Siege of Narva |
Combatants Header: | Belligerents |
Territory: | Narva is captured by Russian forces |
Commander1: | Focht Schnellenberg |
The Siege of Narva (Estonian: 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.[1] 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.