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Battle of Ergeme

1560 · 16th century · Part of the Livonian War

The Battle of Ergeme was fought on 2 August 1560 near Ērģeme in northern Latvia during the Livonian War. A Russian army of Ivan IV destroyed a force of the Livonian Order, capturing the land marshal Philipp Schall von Bell, who was later executed in Moscow. It was the order's last battle in the field, and within two years the order was dissolved.

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