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Not to be confused with Battle of Kotli.

Battle of Kotlin

Date	22 June [O.S. 1 August] 1656
Location	Kotlin Island
Result	Russian victory

Belligerents

Sweden

Tsardom of Russia

Commanders and leaders

Irek Dalsfer (POW)

Pyotr Potemkin

Strength

3 galleys

15 strugs

Casualties and losses

1 galley and her entire crew

Unknown

v t e Russo-Swedish War of 1656–1658
1656 Nöteborg Taipale Kotlin Nyenschantz Dyneburg Kokenhusen Aa Riga Dorpat Rautus kyrka 1657 Olonets Gustav Horn's incursion Tulemajärvi Walk Lälitz Lava Pielis 1st Narva Neuhof Marienburg Augdov Gdov Wask-Narva 1658 Syrensk Jama Nyen 2nd Narva

Russo-Swedish War
of 1656–1658

1656

1657

1658

The Battle of Kotlin (Russian: Бой у острова Котлин) There was a naval battle in the Gulf of Finland, As a result, the Swedes lost one ship and retreated.

Battle

In July 1656, Russian troops besieged the fortress of Notenburg, and a Swedish detachment tried to land in their rear. The Russian commander Pyotr Potemkin reacted quickly to this and ambushed the Swedes, capturing their commander and killing the entire detachment on the ship.

The battle is considered Russia's first naval victory.

Bibliography

Veselago, F. (1871). Краткие сведения о русских морских сражениях за два столетия с 1656 по 1856 [Brief information about Russian naval battles over two centuries from 1656 to 1856] (in Russian).
Grechanuk, N.; Dmitriev, V.; Kornienko, A. (1990). Дважды Краснознаменный балтийский флот [The Double Red Banner Baltic Fleet] (in Russian). ISBN 5-203-00245-2.
Календарь побед русской армии: Морской бой у острова Котлин отряда Петра Потемкина и шведов и захват шведского корабля

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