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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.
[2] [4] The number of men in Potyomkin's corps has been put to 700–800 men by some, [5] [4] but this claim has been doubted by other historians. [1] The Swedes successfully repulsed both the first and second Russian attacks, and the Russians were forced to retreat, who were pursued by the Swedish cavalry. [1] [3]
Svenska Lejonet (40/52), 1656. Captured by Denmark 1677 and renamed Svenske Løve. Wismar (58), c. 1694. Merkurius (68), 1672. Captured by the Dutch Republic 1677. Neptunus (44), c. 1673. Captured by Denmark 1676. (Sankt) Hieronymus (70), bought 1675. Captured by the Dutch Republic and given to Denmark, 1677. Wrangels Palats (44), hired 1675 ...
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. Swedish forces under command Generalmajor Streiff faced 1,200–3,500 Russian troops under stolnik Semyon Izmailov. It is impossible to establish how the battle ended, because the ...
The Swedish ships fared poorly in the rough winds, losing masts and spars. The Swedish officers formed a battle line that held together only with great difficulty. They tried to get ahead of Tromp's ships to gain the weather gage by getting between the allies and the shore, and thereby gaining an advantageous tactical position.
The siege of Riga by the Russian army under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was the main event of the Russo-Swedish War. The fortifications of Riga consisted of a wall with ditch and 5 bastions around the old town. In 1652 Swedes had started construction of a new wall with 12 bastions around suburbs, but by 1656 the work had not been completed.
The Swedish army entered Warsaw on September 8, 1655. [1] The city immediately became administrative center of Swedish administration of occupied Poland. The first months of Swedish rule were not marked by any atrocities, but after some time, when it became clear that Sweden would not be able to control Poland for a longer period of time, the ...
On March 20, 1656, Charles X Gustav with his army of 8.000 men was trapped between the rivers San and Vistula, chased by a Polish-Lithuanian army of about 10.000 men. On the western side of Vistula was the town and castle of Sandomierz, which had a Swedish crew. The Swedes thought to cross the river at this point and then continue their march ...