Battle or uprising · 21.08.1570
Siege of Tallinn 1570–1571
On 21 August 1570 Duke Magnus of Holstein, Ivan the Terrible's vassal 'King of Livonia', laid siege to Swedish-held Tallinn with a Russian army. He expected the town to open its gates, but the Swedish garrison and burghers held firm through a harsh winter. Bombardment did little damage, and plague broke out in the besiegers' camp. On 16 March 1571 the siege was lifted and the army withdrew. Tallinn's medieval town wall, with more than 20 surviving towers, still encircles the Old Town.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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21. augustil 1570 piiras Holsteini hertsog Magnus – Ivan Julma vasall ja 'Liivimaa kuningas' – Vene väega rootslaste käes olevat Tallinna. Ta lootis, et linn avab väravad, kuid Rootsi garnison ja linlased pidasid karmi talve läbi vastu. Pommitamine tegi vähe kahju ning piirajate laagris puhkes katk. 16. märtsil 1571 piiramine lõpetati ja vägi taandus. Tallinna keskaegne linnamüür üle 20 säilinud torniga ümbritseb vanalinna siiani.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Reval_(1570%E2%80%931571) ↗