The capture of Dunamunde (July 27, 1608) is an episode of the Polish-Swedish war of 1600-1611 .
| The capture of Dunamunde | |||
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| The main conflict: the Polish-Swedish war of 1600-1611 | |||
| date | July 27, 1608 | ||
| A place | Dunamunde Fortress | ||
| Total | victory of the swedish army | ||
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Content
Background
In the campaign of 1608, the Swedes decided to take advantage of the low preparedness of the Polish-Lithuanian fortresses in Livonia. Their first goal was the fortress of Dunamunde .
Event
When the Swedish troops approached the fortress, its commandant Frantisek Biallozor, having only 130 people with 40 guns not provided with supplies, began negotiations on surrender, as he had no hope of outside help [1] . The fortress surrendered on August 5 [2] 1608 on the condition of a free exit of the garrison, the whole arsenal went to the Swedes.
Summary and Consequences
Not risking to move further up the Dvina to take possession of Riga, Manfeld limited himself to a break in communication between Riga and the sea, for which he ordered the construction of a quadrangular Sternshanets in the corner formed by the left banks of the Western Dvina and Bullupe (then Bolder-Aa), which closed the southern channel of the river. With the construction of this trench, it became possible to dominate shipping both in the Western Dvina and in Lielupe (Aa Courland). On September 19, Mansfeld set off for Sweden, leaving only a garrison of 250 men with commandant Niels Sternskyold and 29 falconet guns in the Neymund Trench.
Notes
- ↑ Wisner, Henryk. Kircholm 1605. - MON, 1987. - P. 121. - ISBN 8311073872 .
- ↑ Arturs Henin̦š. Rīgas hronika: 12.-21. gadsimts Rīgas hronika: 12.-21. gadsimts 199. Rigas Balvas Biedrība (2007). Date of treatment August 5, 2012.
Literature
- Podhorodecki L., Jan Karol Chodkiewicz , Warszawa 1982
- Wisner H., Kircholm 1605 , Warszawa 2005
- Naruszewicz A., Historya JK Chodkiewicza, Wojewody Wileńskiego, Hetmana Wielkiego W. Ks. Lit , t. I, Lipsk 1837