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Battles fought in Estonia
94 battles fought in estonia, each tied to the real place where it happened or is told, county by county. See them on the map →
Harju County
- Battle of Lyndanise 1219
- Burning of Padise Abbey 1343
- Battle of Kanavere 1343
- Battle of Sõjamäe 1343
- Siege of Tallinn 1570–1571 1570
- Siege of Tallinn 1577 1577
- Capitulation of Tallinn 1710
- Battle of Reval 1790
- New Market shooting 1905
- Communist coup attempt 1924
- Mutiny on the cruiser Pamyat Azova 1906
- Capture of the destroyers Spartak and Avtroil 1918
- Battle of Kehra 1919
- Propeller concert and youth riots 1980
- Fourteen days around Toompea 1221
- The burning of the Vsevolod off Paldiski 1808
- The charge across Keila manor field 1918
- The schoolhouse battle on Raua Street 1940
- The day Tallinn fell in 1941 1941
- Shots in the woods at Ellamaa 1992
- Sixty Swedes take Baltischport 1790
Hiiumaa
Ida-Viru County
- Fall of Narva 1558
- Swedish storming of Narva 1581
- Battle of Narva 1700
- Storming of Narva 1704
- Red Army attack on Narva 1918
- Utria landing 1919
- Battles of Krivasoo 1919
- Destruction of Narva 1944
- Battle of the Blue Hills (Sinimäed) 1944
- Russian siege of Narva 1590
- Kreenholm strike 1872
- Mereküla landing 1944
- Grapeshot on Joala field 1918
- Holding the Auvere bridgehead 1944
- The burning houses of Varja 1700
Järva County
Jõgeva County
Lääne County
- Battle of Lode 1573
Lääne-Viru County
Pärnu County
- Battle of Lihula 1220
- Battle of Moon Sound 1917
- The fight at Timmkanal 1941
Põlva County
Rapla County
Saaremaa
- Siege of Valjala 1227
- Battle of Karuse 1270
- Siege of Pöide Castle 1343
- Operation Albion landing at Tagalaht 1917
- Night battle of Tehumardi 1944
- Battle of the Sõrve peninsula 1944
- Siege of the Muhu stronghold 1227
- Surrender of Kuressaare 1710
- Saaremaa uprising 1919
- The failed landing at Vintri 1944
- Gliders over Kübassaare 1941
- Bombers for Berlin from Kogula 1941
Tartu County
Valga County
- Siege of Otepää 1217
- Battle of Hummuli 1702
- Battle of Paju 1919
- Pühajärve War 1841
- Eight days of thirst on Otepää hill 1210
- Sheremetev falls at Valga 1657
Viljandi County
Võru County
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