Siege of Weissenstein
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The siege of Weissenstein took place between 31 May and 30 September 1602, during the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–1611. Two weeks after the capture of Fellin, Grand Crown Hetman Jan Zamoyski led the Polish-Lithuanian army of 2,000 troops to besiege Weissenstein. Weissenstein, a major transportation hub in Estonia, was a site of strategic importance to both Poland and Sweden. Located among the marshes and built during the Teutonic period, the castle had strong artillery and was defended by 700 soldiers, local peasants, and townspeople. Weissenstein was a walled city with 30-meter towers at the corners and high bastions, and thus presented the attacking force with a significant barrier to success, even with siege works.
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1602 Siege of Weissenstein
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1918 | Estonia | country bordering the Baltic Sea, sovereign state, unitary state, republic, country, tripadvisor | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1558 | Unknown | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1560 | Unknown | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1573 | Siege of Weissenstein | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1602 | Siege of Weissenstein | Sweden, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1604 | Battle of Weissenstein | Sweden, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1941 | Summer War | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1941 | Battle of Kautla | battle | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1600 | Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11 | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, war, history of Sweden (1523–1611) | Wikidata |