Augdov expedition
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| Augdov expedition | |||||||
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| Part of the Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658) | |||||||
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 Swedish Empire |
 Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
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Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie Löwe | Unknown | ||||||
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2,870 men 10 guns | Placeholder | ||||||
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The Augdov expedition (Swedish: Augdov-expeditionen) was a failed Swedish offensive directed at the city of Augdov in 1657 during the Russo-Swedish War (1656–1658).
Background
Charles X Gustav, in an attempt to end the-then ongoing war with Russia, started plans for what would be the only major offensive by Sweden during the war. The plans would emerge in mid-June when the king informed Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie about an upcoming war with Denmark, with the planned offensive being to make the enemy "more reasonable".[1]
During the same time, Gustav Evertsson Horn was ordered to assist the expedition with troops from Finland, and orders were repeatedly sent to De la Gardie in July and August to carry it out. In August, De la Gardie prepared for the expedition, and by 4 September, when the king's orders from late July and early August had arrived, he was in Narva with his forces, two cavalry regiments and one squadron of dragoons. The troops from Finland, six cavalry and four dragoon companies, had also arrived there. De la Gardie relied on more support from Horn, but he had moved north to meet a Russian attack.[1]
Therefore, De la Gardie commanded his main force, under General Lieutenant Löwe to Wask-Narva, which had been chosen as the crossing point for the Swedes. In eastern Livonia, only Estonian militias and a dragoon squadroon had been left to monitor the Russian activities in Dorpat. Colonel Toll was also commanded to go to Wolmar with his cavalry.[1]
In total, the forces De la Gardie had at his was some 52 cavalry companies, consisting of 1,670 men, 20 dragoon companies, consisting of 950 men, and four infantry companies with 250 men. He also had field artillery, with some 8 three-pounders and 2 six-pounders.[1]
Expedition
Aftermath
Notes
- ^ The expedition ended in failure
References
- ^ a b c d Fagerlund 1979, p. 115.
Works cited
- Fagerlund, Rainer (1979). Stade, Arne (ed.). Kriget på östfronten [The War on the Eastern Front] (in Swedish). Militärhistoriska förlaget. pp. 115–117. ISBN 9789185266098.
- Carlon, Manfred (1903). Ryska kriget 1656-1658 [The Russian War 1656–1658] (in Swedish). Centraltryckeriet. pp. 103–105.