Latvian war of independence

Latvian War of Independence

Date	5 December 1918 – 11 August 1920 (1 year, 8 months and 6 days)
Location	Latvia
Result	Latvian victory
Territorial changes	Independence of Latvia

Belligerents

Latvian Army
merged from the:

Supported by the Allied Powers

merged into the

Commanders and leaders

Pēteris Slavens

Strength

At height (January 1920)
69,232 personnel
271 machine guns and 321 light machine guns
54 artillery
33 mortars
At height (June 1919)
16,000 personnel
204 machine guns
39 artillery
3 armoured vehicles
5 armoured trains

1 cruiser,
8 destroyers,
2 torpedo boats,
1 minesweeper

2 torpedo boats, 2 gunboats

(January 1920)
25 tanks,
20 000 Infantry

At height (June 1919)
20,000 personnel, 100 artillery, 3 armored trains, 10 armored vehicles, 18 airplanes, 469 machine guns

5,600–6,300 personnel, 55 machine-guns, 42 artillery, 3 armoured trains

Casualties and losses

Latvia:
3,046 dead
4,085 wounded

Estonia: 300 dead, 800 wounded

840 killed
3,000 wounded

Unknown

Latvian Army
merged from the: