What is Estonian War of Independence?
[[File:Soomusrong_nr_2_Valgas_1919.jpg|thumb|Armored train No. 2 of the Estonian army during the War of Independence in Valga]] The '''Estonian War of Independence''' was an armed conflict between the Republic of [[Estonia]] and [[Soviet Russia]] that lasted from November 28 , 1918 to February 2, 1920. There was also the Landesveer War, fought in southern Estonia and northern [[Latvia]] between June 5 and July 3, 1919, against the [[Baltic Germans|Baltic German]] forces. The troops of the [[German Empire]], which occupied the territory of Estonia during the First World War, left Estonia due to the end of the [[World War I|World War]]. Taking advantage of the favorable situation, Soviet Russia decided to take over the Estonian territories again. The [[Red Army]]'s attack on [[Narva]] on November 28, 1918 was the beginning of the war. The city was captured and the underequipped and significantly outnumbered units of the [[Estonian National Army]] were defeated. On November 20, the Deputy [[Foreign minister|Foreign Minister]] of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] [[Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood|Robert Cecil]], expressed support for Estonia and promised military help. On December 12, the British ships under the command of Admiral Sir Edwyn Alexander-Sinclair arrived from [[Liepāja|Liepaja]] for a raid on [[Tallinn]]. The arrival of the fleet succeeded in the second attempt. In the first attempt, the light cruiser HMS Cassandra was sunk by a [[Naval mine|mine]] near [[Saaremaa]], and the fleet turned back. They delivered 6,500 rifles, 200 machine guns, and two field guns. By the end of 1918, the 7th Red Army controlled Estonia along the front line 34 kilometers east of Tallinn, west from [[Tartu]] and south of [[Ainaži]]. By the beginning of 1919, the Estonian Army had 13,000 men. A 1,000-strong Finnish-Estonian force landed at Utria behind the Soviet 6th Rifle Division on 17 January. Narva was liberated the next day. The Estonians used armoured trains very succe