In 1613, the Swedes, who captured Novgorod, approached Gdov twice, but as a result of the sorties of the garrison and with the help of the Pskov, the siege was withdrawn.[1] In July 1614, the Swedes managed to defeat the Russian army sent for the liberation of Novgorod in the Battle of Bronnitsy, after which they firmly captured the military initiative in the north-west of Russia.[2]
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In August 1614, the main Swedish forces led by Evert Horn were concentrated at Gdov. On August 25, King Gustavus Adolphus also arrived.[2] The defenders of Gdov managed to repel two attacks, in which the Swedes suffered serious losses. However, the situation of the besieged became increasingly critical. Swedish artillery and subversive mines systematically destroyed the fortress wall. When more than a quarter of it was destroyed, the garrison decided to agree to the surrender of the city with free departure to Pskov,[1] where it subsequently took part in repulsing the Swedish siege.
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^ abVelikai︠a︡ russkai︠a︡ smuta : prichiny vozniknovenii︠a︡ i vykhod iz gosudarstvennogo krizisa v XVI-XVII vv. Strizhova, I. M., Стрижова, И. М. Moskva: Dar. 2007. ISBN9785485001230. OCLC 230750976.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
siege, gdov, siege, gdov, part, time, troubles, episode, ingrian, part, ingrian, wargustav, adolfdateaugust, 1614locationgdov, russiaresultswedish, victorybelligerentskingdom, swedentsardom, russiacommanders, leadersgustav, adolflocal, noblesstrengthseveral, t. The siege of Gdov was part of the Time of Troubles and an episode of the Ingrian War Siege of GdovPart of Ingrian WarGustav II AdolfDateAugust 1614LocationGdov RussiaResultSwedish victoryBelligerentsKingdom of SwedenTsardom of RussiaCommanders and leadersGustav II AdolfLocal noblesStrengthSeveral thousand mercenariesFew hundred militiaCasualties and lossesHeavyHeavyPrelude editIn 1613 the Swedes who captured Novgorod approached Gdov twice but as a result of the sorties of the garrison and with the help of the Pskov the siege was withdrawn 1 In July 1614 the Swedes managed to defeat the Russian army sent for the liberation of Novgorod in the Battle of Bronnitsy after which they firmly captured the military initiative in the north west of Russia 2 Siege editIn August 1614 the main Swedish forces led by Evert Horn were concentrated at Gdov On August 25 King Gustavus Adolphus also arrived 2 The defenders of Gdov managed to repel two attacks in which the Swedes suffered serious losses However the situation of the besieged became increasingly critical Swedish artillery and subversive mines systematically destroyed the fortress wall When more than a quarter of it was destroyed the garrison decided to agree to the surrender of the city with free departure to Pskov 1 where it subsequently took part in repulsing the Swedish siege References edit a b Velikai a russkai a smuta prichiny vozniknovenii a i vykhod iz gosudarstvennogo krizisa v XVI XVII vv Strizhova I M Strizhova I M Moskva Dar 2007 ISBN 9785485001230 OCLC 230750976 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link a b Zeljko Fajfric 2008 Ruski carevi 1 izd ed Sremska Mitrovica Tabernakl ISBN 9788685269172 OCLC 620935678 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Siege of Gdov amp oldid 1088292208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
