Neva campaign
| Neva campaign | |||||||||
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| Part of the Swedish–Novgorodian Wars | |||||||||
Novgorodian capture of Landskrona in 1301 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Novgorod | Sweden | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Andrey Alexandrovich |
Torkel Knutsson Mathias Kettilmundsson Mats Kettilmundsson Peder Porse Henrik von Küren Ivan von Küren Harald Sten † | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Army of Nisowska | Landskrona garrison | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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1300 31,000 men 1,000 lodja vessels (Swedish estimate) several thousands men (Russian estimate) Several fire ships 1301 Unknown, but larger than the Swedish army |
1300 1,100 men Several ships 1301 300 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Heavy |
Almost the entire garrison was killed 118 captured | ||||||||
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The Neva campaign (Swedish: Nevakampanjen) was a failed Swedish expedition to establish a fortress on the Neva River in 1300. The expedition was organized by Torkel Knutsson and it ended after the Novgorodians destroyed Landskrona in 1301 after a siege.