Siege of Dorpat (1656) 1656
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1656 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Estonia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| Coordinates | 58.3800, 26.7225 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Dorpat (Swedish: Belägringen av Drept), also known in Russian historiography as the German campaign of Trubetskoy (Russian: Немецкий поход Трубецкого), was a siege of the Swedish castle Dorpat by Russian troops that took place from August to October 1656.
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