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2. Battle of Nöteborg (1656) - Wikipedia

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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.

3. Northern War of 1655–1660 - Wikipedia

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   Exploiting the hurt religious feelings of the Roman Catholic population under Protestant occupation and organizing Polish–Lithuanian military leaders in the Tyszowce Confederation, John II Casimir Vasa managed to regain ground in 1656. Russia took advantage of the Swedish setback, declared war on Sweden and pushed into Lithuania and Swedish ...

4. 1656 in Sweden - Wikipedia

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   Battle of Filipów; December 20 – Treaty of Labiau is signed between Charles X Gustav of Sweden and Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg. Battle of Chojnice (1656) The Stockholms Banco, the first bank to issue banknotes, is founded. The case of Karin Svensdotter, who claimed to have sexual relations with a fairy. [1]

5. List of ships of the Swedish Navy - Wikipedia

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   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.

6. Category:Naval battles involving Sweden - Wikipedia

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   Naval battles by Swedish Vikings may be found in Category:Naval battles involving the Vikings. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.

7. Conquest of New Sweden - Wikipedia

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   The Swedish supply ship, Mercurius, carrying over 100 colonists and much needed supplies sailed into Delaware Bay in April 1656, unaware that New Sweden had been conquered. Although the Dutch ordered the ship to proceed to New Amsterdam, the colonists and supplies were surreptitiously offloaded at New Gothenburg.

8. Siege of Warsaw (1656) - Wikipedia

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   Swedish positions at the confluence of the Vistula and the Narwobug were well-fortified, and protected by both rivers. At the same time, however, with 6,000 men, they were not strong enough to risk a frontal attack on the Commonwealth forces, so on June 23, most Polish forces returned to Warsaw, while Polish engineers built a second pontoon ...

9. Battle of Chojnice (1656) - Wikipedia

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   When the morning came, the Swedish force had killed more than 3,000 Polish soldiers and captured 2,600 riding animals. Soon afterwards the main Swedish army reached the area and initiated a bombardment of Chojnice. After the surrender of Chojnice on 1 January 1657, the Swedish had reached their goal and trapped the Polish king in Gdańsk. [1]