Storm of Kokenhusen

Storm of Kokenhusen
Part of Second Northern War /
Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658)

A drawing of Kokenhusen and its fortress about 30 years prior to the storming.
Date14 August 1656
Location56°38′17″N 25°25′03″E / 56.63806°N 25.41750°E / 56.63806; 25.41750
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire Tsardom of Russia
Commanders and leaders
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie Tsar Aleksey Mikhailovich
Strength
300[1] 2,500[2]
Casualties and losses
300[1] 67 killed
430 wounded[3]

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

  1. ^ a b Englund, Peter. Belägringen av Riga. 2015.
  2. ^ (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
  3. ^ Соловьёв С.М. (in Russian) Продолжение царствования Алексея Михайловича // История России с древнейших времен.
  4. ^ Андрей Поспелов (in Russian) Российский военно-морской флот Litres, 2019, ISBN 5041562423, ISBN 9785041562427


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