The Siege of Narva (Estonian: Narva piiramine; Russian: Осада Нарвы) was a Russian siege of the Livonian city of Narva (in modern-day eastern Estonia) from April through May 1558, during the Livonian War.[1][2] After capturing the city in July 1558, the Russians used Narva as a trading center and port to transport commerce from Pskov and Novgorod. The Russians controlled the city until 1581, when it was captured by Swedish forces under Pontus De La Gardie.
| Siege of Narva | |||||||||
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| Part of the Livonian War | |||||||||
 Siege of Narva by the Russians in 1558 by Boris Chorikov, 1836. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Livonian Confederation | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||||
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| Focht Schnellenberg | Ivan Mikhailovich Viskovatyi | ||||||||
