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Battle of Nöteborg (1656)
Part of the Second Northern War
DateJuly 1656
LocationNöteborg, Swedish Empire
(present-day Shlisselburg, Russia)
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire Swedish Empire  Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Swedish Empire Carl Gustaf Wrangel unknown
Strength
50 smaller ships 250 smaller ships
Russo-Swedish War
of 1656–1658
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Northern War of 1655–1660
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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. 

References

  1. С.С. Гадзяцкий. Карелия и Южное Приладожье в войне 1656-58 гг. // Исторические записки. Т. 11. М., 1941. С. 236-281.
  2. Ehrensvärd, Ulla; Kokkonen, Pellervo; Nurminen, Juha (1995). Mare Balticum : 2000 år av östersjöns historia (in Swedish). ISBN 9511139932.
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