Battle of Kivinebb
| Battle of Kivinebb | |||||||
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| Part of Russo-Swedish War (1554–57) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sweden |
 Tsardom of Russia | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jöns Månsson Ulfsparre | Ivan Bibikov † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 560 men[1] | 12,000 men (Swedish claim)[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| light[2] | 300–600 killed (Swedish claim)[2] | ||||||
The Battle of Kivinebb was fought on March 11, 1555, between forces of Sweden commanded by Jöns Månsson Ulfsparre on one side, and on the other side a Russian squad led by Ivan Grigoryevich Bibikov and consisting mostly of militiamen from Zemshchina.[3][4] Swedish forces won the battle.[1][2] The battle is briefly mentioned in the Lebedev Chronicle, which says that in 1555 Ivan Bibikov with a number of common men was sent to push Swedes to exchange some Russian citizens who were forcibly held in Sweden and to punish the Swedes for attacking the nearest Russian settlements, but was defeated.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Väänänen, Kalle: Vainotien vartijat; Etelä-Karjalan maanpuolustushistoriaa, Viipurin Suojeluskuntapiirin Piiriesikunta, Karjalan kirjapaino oy Viipuri 1939. pp. 10.
- 1 2 3 Sauri, Seppo: Suomalaisten suuret taistelut. Keuruu: Otava, 2002. pp. 14.
- ↑ "Малоизвестные войны русского государства: Русско-шведская война 1554-1557 гг.".
- ↑ "Русско-шведские войны второй половины XVI в. и их влияние на формирование границы Русского государства".
- ↑ Полное собрание русских летописей. Т. 29, М.: 1965, с. 240-241
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