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The Battle of Nöteborg in July 1656 was a naval battle between 250 smaller Russian ships, who had surrounded the city of Nöteborg, and 50 smaller Swedish ships under the command of Carl Gustaf Wrangel during the Russo-Swedish War (1656–58). Few details are known, but it was a Swedish victory.
1656, July – Dutch naval forces comes to Gdańsk Bay and unblock Danzig's harbor. 1656, September – Treaty of Elbing: siege lifted due to Dutch intervention; 1659, 26 October – Poles defeated the Swedes in a skirmish near Danziger Haupt. 1659, 22 December – Swedish garrison of the fortress Danziger Haupt capitulated.
The battle of Aa (Swedish: Slaget vid Aa; Russian: Битва на Аа) occurred on 2 August 1656 during the early stages of the Russo-Swedish War of 1656–1658.An outnumbered Swedish force of 350–380 cavalry under the command of Generalmajor Streiff defeated a much larger Russian army of 3,500 men, killing their leader in the process.
After the Battle of Jaroslaw, which took place on March 15, 1656, Swedish forces under king Charles X Gustav found themselves in a difficult situation. They needed reinforcements, so on March 16, the king ordered his brother, Adolph John, to send the army of Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, which was stationed in Warsaw.
Pages in category "World War II naval ships of Sweden" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In July 1656, Russian troops besieged the fortress of Notenburg, and a Swedish detachment tried to land in their rear. The Russian commander Pyotr Potemkin reacted quickly to this and ambushed the Swedes, capturing their commander and killing the entire detachment on the ship. [1] The battle is considered Russia's first naval victory. [2]
The Battle of Radom was fought on 2 February / 12 February , as part of the Second Northern War and the Deluge, between the forces of the Swedish Empire commanded by Rutger von Ascheberg against the forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth commanded by Stanisław Witowski.
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