Storm of Kokenhusen
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of 1656–1658
- Nöteborg (1656)
- Nyenschantz (1656)
- Dyneburg (1656)
- Kokenhusen (1656)
- Riga (1656)
- Dorpat (1656)
- Walk (1657)
- Gdov (1657)
- Gustav Horn's incursion (1657)
The Storm of Kokenhusen by the Russian Army under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was one of the first events of the Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658), a theater of the Second Northern War. On 14 August 1656 Russian troops stormed and captured the well-fortified town of Kokenhusen (Koknese) in Swedish Livonia (present-day Latvia)
According to the Tsar, this town “was very strong, had a deep moat, like a small brother of the Kremlin's moat, and its fortress is like a son of Smolensk's fortress”. Tsar also gave city new name, "Tsarevich-Dmitriev" (Russian: Царевич-Дмитриев) in honor of his infant son, Tsarevich Dmitry Alexeyevich of Russia, who had died in 1649. This new name didn't last since in 1681 city was returned to Swedish Livonia. [4]
After capturing Kokenhusen, Russia gained control of the Daugava River and the way to Riga was opened.
References
- ^ a b Englund, Peter. Belägringen av Riga. 2015.
- ^ (in Russian) Акты Московского государства, изданные Императорской Академией Наук. Под ред. Попова Н.А. Том II. Разрядный приказ. Московский стол. 1635-1659. СПб, 1894. С.532
- ^ Соловьёв С.М. (in Russian) Продолжение царствования Алексея Михайловича // История России с древнейших времен.
- ^ Андрей Поспелов (in Russian) Российский военно-морской флот Litres, 2019, ISBN 5041562423, ISBN 9785041562427
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