Siege of Nyenschantz (1656)

Siege of Nyenschanz
	Part of Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658)
	; Model of the fortress
Date	June, 1656
Location	Russia
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Muscovite Tsardom

Prelude

The fortress of Nienschanz was founded by the Swedish King Charles IX in 1611, on lands that were cut off from Russia under the pretext of not fulfilling the Vyborg Treaty.[1]

Siege

In June 1656, the Russian voivode Pyotr Ivanovich Potemkin took Nyenschantz by storm, but after the war, both the fortress and the surrounding territories remained in Sweden.[2]

Aftermath

The fortress of Nienschanz was taken by Peter the Great, after a week of siege on May 12, 1703 (during the Northern War). The city was renamed Schlotburg ("castle-town").

References

Željko., Fajfrić (2008). Ruski carevi (1. izd ed.). Sremska Mitrovica: Tabernakl. ISBN 9788685269172. OCLC 620935678.
The Cambridge history of Russia. Perrie, Maureen, 1946-, Lieven, D. C. B., Suny, Ronald Grigor. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2006. ISBN 9780521812276. OCLC 77011698.CS1 maint: others (link)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Željko., Fajfrić (2008). Ruski carevi (1. izd ed.). Sremska Mitrovica: Tabernakl. ISBN 9788685269172. OCLC 620935678.

[2] The Cambridge history of Russia. Perrie, Maureen, 1946-, Lieven, D. C. B., Suny, Ronald Grigor. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2006. ISBN 9780521812276. OCLC 77011698.CS1 maint: others (link)