Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658)

Russo-Swedish War of 1656–1658
Part of the Second Northern War and a series of Russo-Swedish wars

Map of the struggle in Ingria
DateJuly 1656–1658/1661
Location
Result Swedish victory
Territorial
changes
Belligerents
 Tsardom of Russia  Swedish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Strength
42,000–45,000 25,000
Casualties and losses
5,000–16,500 killed, wounded or captured 13,000 killed, wounded or captured

The Russo-Swedish War of 1656–1658, known as the War of Rupture, was fought by Russia and Sweden as a theater of the Second Northern War. It took place during a pause in the contemporary Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) as a consequence of the Truce of Vilna. Despite initial successes, Tsar Alexis of Russia failed to secure his principal objective—to revise the Treaty of Stolbovo, which had stripped Russia of the Baltic coast at the close of the Ingrian War. The war ended in a Swedish victory.