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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.
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 .
Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 368– 377. ISBN 0851771467. Gardiner, Robert (1986). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906-1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 355– 363. ISBN 0851772455. Gardiner, Robert (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905.
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.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... This is a list capital ships of Sweden of the period 1550-1859 ... 1656. Captured by Denmark 1677 and renamed ...
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]
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.
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