Battle of Petrograd 1919
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 28 September 1919 – 14 November 1919 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1919 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Interwar (1919–1938) | derived from year |
| Location | Russia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Russian Civil War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 60.0500, 31.7500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Petrograd was a campaign started in 1919 by the White movement to capture the city of Petrograd (present-day Saint Petersburg). The city held significant value for the Bolsheviks, as it was the same city in which the October Revolution had taken place. The battle coincided with the White Army's campaign to capture Moscow.
The newly formed Northwestern Army launched an attack from Narva, on the eastern edge of Estonian territory, and drove toward Petrograd. The White Army saw a string of victories on the road to Petrograd. After the White advance severed a railroad junction from Pskov to Petrograd, the Bolsheviks began to fear that the city would soon fall. Trotsky personally traveled to Petrograd to rally the city's defenses, and a rail line through Tosno brought in supplies and reinforcements from Moscow.
The advance was repelled, and soon the Whites were forced to retreat west towards Estonia. The Estonian government refused to allow the Northwestern Army to enter their territory, as they had recently reopened negotiations with the Soviet Russia on a peace treaty that would conclude the Estonian War of Independence. The army was interned by the Estonians and disbanded, and the new government of the Russian State collapsed.
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