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The Battle of Ergeme (also Battle of Ermes) (Estonian language: Härgmäe lahing
German language
Schlacht bei Ermes; [сражение при Эрмесе] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help); Latvian language: Ērģemes kauja
) was fought on 2 August 1560 in present-day Latvia (near Valga) as part of the Livonian War between the forces of Ivan IV of Russia and the Livonian Confederation. It was the last battle fought by the German knights in Livonia and an important Russian victory. The knights were defeated so thoroughly that the order had to be dissolved.
1 Treaties primarily concerning the Northern Seven Years' War which contain agreements regarding Livonia
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