The evening at Strazdumuiža did not end quietly. On 2 July 1919 at 9:00 p.m., by Lake Jugla, armistice talks began between representatives of the Estonian army, the Allied missions, German forces, the Baltic Landeswehr, and Latvian units. The question on the table was immediate for Riga: who had to leave the city, and who would keep order there. Only after several interrupted rounds of talks was the armistice text signed during the night of 3 July.

The talks followed the Battles of Cēsis and Jugla, when the German forces’ position near Riga had become precarious. The Strazdumuiža Armistice signed the following night required German forces to leave Riga and made it possible for Latvia’s Provisional Government to return to the city.