siege, early modern

Siege of Oreshek

Name: Siege of Oreshek
Location: Oreshek Fortress, Russia

Siege of Oreshek was a siege conducted in September 1611 at Oreshek Fortress, in what is now Russia; it ran into the following year. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 1,300.

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FoughtSeptember 1611ran into the following year

WhereOreshek Fortress, Russia59.954N, 31.039E

OutcomeSwedish victory

BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstTsardom of Russia

Casualties and lossesUnknownand1,200 dead

Record

Date	September 1611 (month precision) to May 1612
Place	Oreshek Fortress, Russia 59.954N, 31.039E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Territorial change	Oreshek is occupied by the Swedes
Strength	5,000	1,300
Casualties and losses	Unknown	1,200 dead
Commanders	Evert Horn

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Nöteborg 1656, 0.1 km SW
Siege of Nöteborg 1702, 0.6 km SW
Sinyavino Offensive 1942, 5.7 km SE
Operation Spark 1943, 6.2 km S
Battle of the Neva 1240, 29 km SW

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1611 and 1943.

Elsewhere in 1611

Siege of Oreshek is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q60851480, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Oreshek (1611–1612), revision 1370744199, 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.