Battle or uprising · 20.08.1560
Siege of Viljandi (Fellin)
Viljandi castle was the strongest fortress of the Livonian Order, and its former master Wilhelm von Fürstenberg was inside when a Russian army under Prince Ivan Mstislavsky and Andrei Kurbsky besieged it in August 1560. Heavy bombardment and unrest among the unpaid garrison led to the surrender of the castle on 20 August. Fürstenberg was taken captive to Russia. The fall of Fellin is regarded as the death blow to the Livonian Order. The castle ruins on Viljandi's Castle Hills are open as a park.
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Viljandi linnus oli Liivi ordu tugevaim kindlus ja seal viibis ka endine ordumeister Wilhelm von Fürstenberg, kui vürst Ivan Mstislavski ja Andrei Kurbski juhitud Vene vägi seda 1560. aasta augustis piiras. Tugev pommitamine ja palgata jäänud garnisoni rahutused viisid 20. augustil linnuse alistumiseni. Fürstenberg viidi vangina Venemaale. Viljandi langemist peetakse Liivi ordule surmahoobiks. Linnuse varemed Viljandi Lossimägedel on avatud pargina.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Fellin_(1560) ↗