Siege of Nyenschantz (1656) 1656
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1656 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Russia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| Coordinates | 59.9442, 30.4069 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The fortress of Nyenschantz or Nienschanz, later Schlotburg, was founded by the Swedish King Charles IX in 1611, on lands that were annexed from Russia under the pretext of not fulfilling the Vyborg Treatise.
In June 1656, the Russian voivode Pyotr Ivanovich Potemkin with a detachment of 1,000 people took Nyenschantz by storm, but after the war, both the fortress and the surrounding territories remained in Sweden.
The fortress was taken by the Russians under Peter the Great, after a week of siege on May 12, 1703 (during the Great Northern War). The city was renamed Schlotburg ("castle-town").
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Nyenschantz (1656) (revision 1370744107), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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