December 1658
Siege of Riga
Makes peace having failed to succesfully attack Riga & Livonia
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Riga in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Makes peace having failed to succesfully attack Riga & Livonia
Sheremetev's Russian detachment supports the Saxon position near the Duna.
Latvian socialists organise during strikes and rural unrest.
During a strike in Riga troops charge demonstrators and 70 are killed
The Germans capture Riga
Under the Treaty of Riga Russia gains the eastern third of Poland
Fails to take Riga & is replaced by Yeremenko
Provenance
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