Conflict: | Siege of Riga (1700) |
Partof: | the Great Northern War |
Date: | February 12, 1700 (O.S.) February 22, 1700 (N.S.) |
Place: | Riga, Swedish Livonia (present-day Latvia) |
Coordinates: | 56.95°N 24.1°W |
Result: | Swedish victory |
Combatant1: | Swedish Empire |
Commander1: | Erik Dahlbergh |
Commander2: | Augustus II the Strong |
Strength1: | 4,000 men |
Strength2: | 18,000 men |
The sieges of Riga were two sieges which took place on February 22 and June 15, 1700, in Riga[1] 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.
thumb|left|Bombardment of Riga (Broces collection 1700).
The successful attempt to take the city from Sweden was made in the siege of Riga (1710) by the Russians under Peter the Great.