The Siege of Dyneburg 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

Second Northern War

The Second Northern War was fought between Sweden and its adversaries the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , Russia , Brandenburg-Prussia , the Habsburg Monarchy and Denmark–Norway...

. The siege began on July 18, 1656. On July 31, Russian troops during half and hour night assault entered the fortress and captured the stronghold, killing all of its defenders.

After capturing Dyneburg

Daugavpils

Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some...

 (Dünaburg, Daugavpils) Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich ordered to built an Orthodox Church and to rename the city into Borisoglebsk. The capture of Dynaburg was followed by the capture of Kokenhusen

Storm of Kokenhusen

The Storm of Kokenhusen by the Russian Army under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was one of the first events of the Russo-Swedish War , a theater of the Second Northern War...

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