Attack on Narva (1657)
| Attack on Narva | |||||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658) | |||||||||
Depiction of Narva by Johann Christoph Brotze from Sammlung verschiedner Liefländischer Monumente | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Swedish Empire | Tsardom of Russia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Unknown |
Ivan Andreyevich Khovansky Alexander Gamont Venedikt Zmeyev | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Narva garrison |
Khovansky's Regiment Denis von Visin's Regiment | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown, large | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The attack on Narva occurred from 5 to 7 October, 1657, being fought between the garrison in Narva and a Russian force under Ivan Andreyevich Khovansky. The Swedish garrison managed to repel the Russian attack, and the Russians withdrew to Jama on 7 October, later withdrawing all the way to Pskov on 17 October.