Battle of Nöteborg (1656)
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Battle of Nöteborg (1656) | |||||||
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Part of the Second Northern War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Carl Gustaf Wrangel | unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
50 smaller ships | 250 smaller ships |
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.
Sources
[edit]- Ehrensvärd, Ulla; Kokkonen, Pellervo; Nurminen, Juha (1995). Mare Balticum : 2000 år av östersjöns historia [2000 years of history of the Baltic Sea] (in Swedish). ISBN 9511139932.