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Siege of Gdov

Siege of Gdov was a siege conducted in August 1614 at Gdov, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Ingrian War, which ran from 1610 to 1617. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: Several thousand mercenaries against Few hundred militia.

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Siege of Gdov
Presumably Jacob Hoefnagel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAugust 1614
WhereGdov, Russia58.750N, 27.817E
OutcomeSwedish victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstTsardom of Russia
Casualties and lossesHeavyandHeavy
Part ofIngrian War1610 to 1617

Where it sits in the Ingrian War

Capture of Novgorod, 1611Siege of Tikhvin, 1613Battle of Ristilahti, 1614Battle of Bronnitsy, 1614Siege of Gdov, 1614Siege of Pskov, 161516111615Siege of Gdov, 1614
6 placed engagements of the Ingrian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateAugust 1614 (month precision)
to 25 August 1614
PlaceGdov, Russia
58.750N, 27.817E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeGdov is captured by the Swedes
StrengthSeveral thousand mercenariesFew hundred militia
Casualties and lossesHeavyHeavy
Commanders
Siege of GdovSiege of GdovBattle of KrivasooBattle of the IceBattle of AuvereBattle of Tannenberg LineBattle of LaagnaBattle of KrivasooBattle of the IceBattle of Tannenberg LinePskovTartuGatchinaNarvaLugaKolpinoSlantsyViljandi100 km58.750N, 27.817E
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Siege of Gdov is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19908237, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Gdov, revision 1383193225, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.