Siege of Riga

When

21 Aug 1656 – 5 Oct 1656

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

56.95° N, 24.11° E

Description

1656 siege

Event during the Russo-Swedish War

The siege of Riga by the Russian army under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was the main event of the Russo-Swedish War. The fortifications of Riga consisted of a wall with ditch and 5 bastions around the old town. In 1652 Swedes had started construction of a new wall with 12 bastions around suburbs, but by 1656 the work had not been completed. The Russian vanguard consisting of the Vladimir v.

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