Battle of Paju

Battle of Paju
	Part of Estonian War of Independence
	; Battle of Paju. Painting by Maximilian Maksolly
Date	31 January 1919
Location	Paju Manor, near Valga57°49′13″N 26°06′42″E
Result	Estonian victory
Belligerents
Estonia; Finnish volunteers;	Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic; Soviet Russia
Commanders and leaders
Hans Kalm; Julius Kuperjanov †; Johannes Soodla	Emīls Vītols
Units involved
Tartumaa Partisan Battalion; Pohjan Pojat	Red Latvian Riflemen
Strength
Estonia:; 300 soldiers; 13 machine guns; 2 field guns; Finnish volunteers:; 380 soldiers; 9 machine guns; 4 field guns; Total:; 683 soldiers; 22 machine guns; 6 field guns	1,200 soldiers; 32 machine guns; 4 field guns; 1 armoured train
Casualties and losses
156	300 dead

The Battle of Paju (Estonian: Paju lahing) was fought in Paju, near Valga, Estonia, on 31 January 1919 during the Estonian War of Independence. After heavy fighting, the Tartu-Valga group of the Estonian Army pushed the Red Latvian Riflemen out of the Paju Manor. It was the fiercest battle in the early period of war. Estonian commander Julius Kuperjanov fell in the fighting.

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