Siege Of Riga (1621)

	Siege Of Riga (1621) Siege of Riga may refer to: Siege of Riga (1656) Siege of Riga (1700) Siege of Riga (1710), culminating in the Capitulation of Estonia and Livonia Siege of Riga (1812) The siege of Riga was a military operation during the Napoleonic Wars. The siege lasted five months from July – December 1812, during which the left flank of Napoleon's "Great Army" (''La Grande Armée'') tried to gain a favorable position for ... {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Siege Of Riga (1656) Siege of Riga by the Russian Army under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was the main event of the Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658), 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. Vizin reiters, Daniel Krafert infantry and Iunkmann dragoons approached Riga on August 20 and threw back the Swedes under count of Pärnu, Heinrich von Thurn-Valsassina, Heinrich von Thurn into the city. Von Thurn was either killed, or captured in the action. The Swedes evacuated the suburbs and withdrew to the old town. A few days later, the main army under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich arrived on the ships on the Duna River, and laid siege to Riga. The Russian army occupied three camps, two on the east bank of the Duna in Riga's suburbs, and a Corps under Ordyn-Nashokin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Siege Of Riga (1700) The sieges of Riga were two sieges which took place on February 22 and June 15, 1700, in RigaTucker, S.C., 2010, A Global Chronology of Conflict, Vol. Two, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, LLC, during the Great Northern War. The Sweden, Swedish garrison of about 4,000 men under the command of Erik Dahlberg successfully repulsed the Saxons until the main Swedish army under Charles XII of Sweden arrived to sweep the Saxons away in the Crossing of the Düna, battle of Riga which ended the period of sieges for the year. The successful attempt to take the city from Sweden was made in the Capitulation of Estonia and Livonia, siege of Riga (1710) by the Russians under Peter the Great. References Anders Fryxell: Lebensgeschichte Karl's des Zwölften, Königs von Schweden. Band 1, Zweiter Abschnitt, 16. Kapitel, Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn, Braunschweig 1861. Hochspringen ↑ Heinz von Zur Mühlen: Baltisches historisches Ortslexikon, Band 2, Köln 1990, S. 132. Hochspringen ↑ Knut Lund ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Siege Of Riga (1710) With the Capitulation of Estonia and Livonia in 1710 the Dominions of Sweden, Swedish dominions Swedish Estonia, Estonia and Swedish Livonia, Livonia were integrated into the Russian EmpireLuts (2006), p. 159 following their conquest during the Great Northern War.Frost (2000), p. 294 The Baltic Noble Corporations, Livonian nobility and the city of Riga capitulated on 4 July (Old Style and New Style dates, O.S.)Luts (2006), p. 160 / 15 July 1710 (Old Style and New Style dates, N.S.),Bushkovitch (2001), p. 294 Pernau (Pärnu) in August, and the Baltic Noble Corporations#Estonia Noble Corporation, Estonian nobility and the city of Reval (Tallinn) on 29 September (Old Style and New Style dates, O.S.)Luts (2006), p. 161 / 10 October (Old Style and New Style dates, N.S.). Russia left the local institutions in place and confirmed the traditional privileges of the German nobles and Burgher (title), burghers as was established in Privilegium Sigismundi Augusti, especially with respect to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Capitulation Of Estonia And Livonia With the Capitulation of Estonia and Livonia in 1710 the Swedish dominions Estonia and Livonia were integrated into the Russian EmpireLuts (2006), p. 159 following their conquest during the Great Northern War.Frost (2000), p. 294 The Livonian nobility and the city of Riga capitulated on 4 July ( O.S.)Luts (2006), p. 160 / 15 July 1710 ( N.S.),Bushkovitch (2001), p. 294 Pernau (Pärnu) in August, and the Estonian nobility and the city of Reval (Tallinn) on 29 September ( O.S.)Luts (2006), p. 161 / 10 October ( N.S.). Russia left the local institutions in place and confirmed the traditional privileges of the German nobles and burghers as was established in Privilegium Sigismundi Augusti, especially with respect to the Protestant faith. The land reform of the so-called reduction which had been introduced by the Swedish king Charles XI, and transformed many serfs to subjects of the Crown, was reversed. The Swedish Empire formally accepted the capitulations in the Treaty of Nystad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]