Event Liberation of Estonian territories (Estonian War of Independence)

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Estonian counteroffensive against the Bolshevik invasion.

Chronology

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  • January 1919: Battle of Paju.
  • February 1919: The second half of February saw the Estonian southward advance capture Salacgrīva and Alūksne.
  • January 1919: Narva was liberated by the Estonians.
  • April 1919: The Bolshevisk were pushed back by the Latvian 3rd Division to Salacgrīva-Seda-Gauja line.
  • April 1919: The Latvian Riflemen captured Rūjiena.
  • March 1919: The Estonian 2nd Division counterattacked and regained Petseri by 29 March. Subsequently, the 'Estonian' Red Army was pushed behind the Optjok River.
  • January 1919: Liberation of the Estonian town of Rakvere.
  • January 1919: Tartu was liberated by the Estonians through the rapid deployment of armored trains.
  • January 1919: The strengthened Estonian Army stopped the 7th Red Army's advance in its tracks between 2 and 5 January 1919 and went on the counter-offensive on 7 January. Tapa was liberated two days later.