Battle of Wesenberg

The Battle of Wesenberg took place on 26 June 1704 close to Rakvere (Wesenberg) during the Great Northern War. The Swedish cavalry force of 1,400 men under the command of Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach retreated before Carl Ewald von Rönnes larger force. However, the Swedes were caught at Wesenberg and after a valiant defense they had been close to annihilated with only 400 managing to escape towards Reval the rest was either killed or captured. The Russian losses are unknown.

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1704  Wikidata
Battle of Rakovor (1704); Battle of Rakvere (1704)
battle, Estonia, 

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Location: 59.35, 26.35, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1704 Battle of Wesenberg

1268-02-28T00:00:00Z

1268-02-28T00:00:00Z

1268 Battle of Wesenberg

1574-01-01T00:00:00Z

1574-03-01T00:00:00Z

1574 Siege of Wesenberg

1603-03-05T00:00:00Z

1603-03-05T00:00:00Z

1603 Battle of Rakvere

1944-09-21T00:00:00Z

1944-09-21T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Porkuni

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1268	Battle of Wesenberg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1574	Siege of Wesenberg	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1603	Battle of Rakvere	battle, Sweden, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1704	Battle of Wesenberg	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Porkuni	battle	Wikidata
site	tower		Porkuni Castle Gate Tower	gate tower	Wikidata