Siege of Riga
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Siege of Riga may refer to
- Siege of Riga (1656)Siege of Riga (1656)Siege of Riga by the Russian Army under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was the main event of the Russo-Swedish War . The fortifications of Riga consisted of a wall with ditch and 5 bastions around the old town. In 1652 Swedes had started construction of a new wall with 12 bastions around suburbs, but by...
- Siege of Riga (1710), culminating in the Capitulation of Estonia and LivoniaCapitulation of Estonia and LivoniaWith the Capitulation of Estonia and Livonia in 1710 the Swedish dominions Estonia and Livonia were integrated into the Russian Empire following their conquest during the Great Northern War...
- Siege of Riga (1812)