Battle of Narva (1918)

On 24 February 1918, the Salvation Committee of the Estonian Provincial Assembly declared the independence of Estonia.

The Russian Bolshevik troops invaded the newly formed country of Estonia in Narva.

[4][7] The first clashes began near the town of Jaanilinn (now Ivangorod) on 28 November, between around 900 German troops and 2,800 Red Army soldiers.

[8] Red Army troops made preparations to cross the Narva river in boats.

Germans and Estonians made successful efforts to repel the Red Army troops.

[6] The Red Army captured Narva and Jaanilinn on 28 and 29 November 1918, starting the Estonian War of Independence.

The celebration of the Estonian Declaration of Independence on 23 February 1918, in Pärnu
A monument which reads "The Battle of Joala was fought here on 28 November 1918."
Map of troop movement in the Baltics and North Western Russia in December 1918