battle, early modern
Storm of Kokenhusen
Storm of Kokenhusen was a battle fought on 14 August 1656 at Koknese, in what is now Latvia. It was part of the Russo-Swedish War of 1656–58, which ran from 1656 to 1658. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 300 against 2,500.
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Record
| Date | 14 August 1656 | |
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| Place | Koknese, Latvia 56.638N, 25.418E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Territorial change | Russia gains control of the Daugava River | |
| Strength | 300 | 2,500 |
| Casualties and losses | 300 | 67 killed; 430 wounded |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Kokenhausen 1601, same recorded site
- Battle of Aizkraukle 1279, 11 km W
- Battle of Kroppenhof 1621, 12 km NW
- Battle of Selburg 1626, 15 km E
- Battle of Jakobstadt 1704, 32 km SE
In the same war
- After: Siege of Tartu 1657
Elsewhere in 1656
- Battle of Warsaw Poland
- Siege of Riga Latvia
- Battle of Valenciennes France
- Battle of the Dardanelles Turkey
- Battle of Prostken Poland
Storm of Kokenhusen is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 54 in present-day Latvia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4337389, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Storm of Kokenhusen, revision 1380732518, 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.