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Tatar attack into Finland

Tatar attack into Finland was a battle fought in 1577 at Uusimaa, in what is now Finland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Uusimaa. It was part of the Livonian War, which ran from 1558 to 1583. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: Unknown against 1,200 cavalry.

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Fought1577
WhereUusimaa, Finland60.250N, 24.500E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeInconclusive
BelligerentsEarly Vasa SwedenagainstTsardom of Russia; Tatars
Casualties and lossesMany capturedandHeavy
Part ofLivonian War1558 to 1583

Where it sits in the Livonian War

Siege of Narva, 1558Siege of Fellini, 1560Battle of Ergeme, 1560Battle of Nevel, 1562Battle of Ula, 1564Siege of Reval, 1570Siege of Weissenstein, 1572Battle of Lode, 1573Siege of Wesenberg, 1573Tatar attack into Finland, 1577Battles of Wenden, 1578Siege of Polotsk, 1579Siege of Velikiye Luki, 1580Battle of Toropets, 1580Battle of Zavolotchia, 1580Siege of Narva, 1581Battle of Shklov, 1581Battle of Mogilev (1581), 1581Siege of Pskov, 1581Krzysztof Radziwiłł's raid to Moscow, 158115581581Tatar attack into Finland, 1577
21 placed engagements of the Livonian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1577 (year precision)
PlaceUusimaa, Finland
60.250N, 24.500E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeSouthern Finland is ravaged
StrengthUnknown1,200 cavalry
Casualties and lossesMany capturedHeavy
Tatar attack into FinlandTatar attack into FinlandBattle of SuomenlinnaSiege of SveaborgBattle of HyvinkääBattle of LandsbroSkirmish on the German CapeBattle of HyvinkääSkirmish on the German CapeTallinnTurkuLahtiKohtla-JärveHämeenlinnaKouvola100 km60.250N, 24.500E
Placed at Uusimaa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1577

Tatar attack into Finland is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 121 in present-day Finland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q131919701, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Tatar raid in Nyland (1577), revision 1370749736, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.