Battle of Nöteborg (1656)

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.

Battle of Nöteborg (1656)
Part of the Second Northern War
DateJuly 1656
Location
Nöteborg, Swedish Empire
(present-day Shlisselburg, Russia)
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Carl Gustaf Wrangel unknown
Strength
50 smaller ships 250 smaller ships

Sources
    • 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.
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