Battle or uprising · 20.08.1704
Storming of Narva
Four years after their humiliation at Narva, the Russians returned. From July 1704 an army directed by Peter I besieged the town, held by General Henning Rudolf Horn with about 5,000 men. On 20 August (9 August Old Style) the Russians stormed the walls from three sides and broke in. Hundreds of soldiers and townspeople were killed before Peter stopped the slaughter. Narva became Russian for the next two centuries. The Swedish-era bastions Victoria, Pax and Fama still ring the old town.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Neli aastat pärast häbistavat kaotust Narva all naasid venelased. 1704. aasta juulist piiras Peeter I juhitud vägi linna, mida kaitses kindral Henning Rudolf Horn umbes 5000 mehega. 20. augustil (vana kalendri järgi 9. augustil) tormasid venelased müüre kolmest küljest ja tungisid linna. Enne kui Peeter tapatalgud peatas, hukkusid sajad sõdurid ja linlased. Narva jäi järgmiseks kaheks sajandiks Venemaale. Vanalinna ümbritsevad siiani Rootsi-aegsed bastionid Victoria, Pax ja Fama.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Narva_(1704) ↗