Battle of Laagna

Battle of Laagna
	Part of the Estonian War of Independence
Date	18 January 1919
Location	Laagna, Estonia59°23′N 27°59′E / 59.38°N 27.98°E
Result	Estonian victory
Belligerents
Estonia; Finnish volunteers	Soviet Russia
Commanders and leaders
Martin Ekström ; Bror Dahlgrén ; Aleksander Paulus	Unknown
Units involved
1st Finnish Volunteer Corps; 3rd Company; 4th Company; Meredessantpataljon ; Narva students group;	6th Rifle Division; 7th Regiment; 86th Regiment;
Strength
220 soldiers	650 soldiers; 2 armoured trains
Casualties and losses
4 killed; 21 wounded; 3 captured	Unknown
	Laagna Location within Estonia

Battle of Laagna (Estonian: Laagna lahing; 17 January 1919) took place in Laagna, Estonia, during the Estonian War of Independence. A battalion of Estonian marines and four companies of Finnish volunteers under the overall command of Martin Ekström attacked Red Army positions at Laagna as part of a wider operation targeting Narva.^[1]

In the morning the Estonians and Finns took Laagna village with a surprise attack and pushed the Red Army out. Against the Estonian mariners and Finnish volunteers (220 men altogether) were two regiments of Red Army infantry, two armoured trains and some cavalry units. The Soviets repeatedly attacked the Estonian and Finnish positions with armored trains but were unable to capture Laagna and were driven back with heavy losses. The Estonian Marines and Finns lost four troops killed, 21 wounded and three captured.

References

^ Luts, Kristjan (2010). Eesti sõjaajaloo teejuht (in Estonian). Eesti Päevaleht. p. 373. ISBN 978-9949-452-13-2.

[1] Luts, Kristjan (2010). Eesti sõjaajaloo teejuht (in Estonian). Eesti Päevaleht. p. 373. ISBN 978-9949-452-13-2.

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