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Battle of Laagna
	Part of the Estonian War of Independence
Date	January 18, 1919
Standort	Laagna, Estonia
Result	Estonian victory
Belligerents
Estland; Finnish volunteers	Soviet Russia
Commanders and leaders
Strength
220 men	? men
Casualties and losses
4 dead; 21 wounded; 3 captured	?

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Battle of Laagna (Estonian: Laagna lahing; January 18, 1919) took place in Laagna, Estonia during the Estonian War of Independence between Estonian mariners and Finnish volunteers against Red Army.

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 (altogether 220 men) were two regiments of Red Army infantry, 2 armored trains and some cavalry. The Russians repeatedly attacked the Estonian and Finnish positions with armored trains but were unable to capture Laagna and they were driven back with heavy losses. The Estonian Mariners and Finns lost 4 men killed, 21 wounded, and three captured soldiers.

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 '''Battle of Laagna''' ({{lang-et|Laagna lahing}}; January 18, 1919) took place in [[Laagna]], [[Estonia]] during the [[Estonian War of Independence]] between Estonian mariners and Finnish volunteers against Red Army.
-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 (altogether 220 men) were two regiments of Red Army infantry, 2 armored trains and some cavalry. The Russians repeatedly attacked the Estonian and Finnish positions with armored trains but were unable to capture Laagna and they were driven back with heavy losses.
+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 (altogether 220 men) were two regiments of Red Army infantry, 2 armored trains and some cavalry. The Russians repeatedly attacked the Estonian and Finnish positions with armored trains but were unable to capture Laagna and they were driven back with heavy losses. The Estonian Mariners and Finns lost 4 men killed, 21 wounded, and three captured soldiers.
+== References ==
-The Estonian Mariners and Finns lost 4 men killed, 21 wounded, and three captured soldiers.
+{{reflist}}
 {{coord missing|Estonia}}