Ingrian War

Ingrian War
Part of Time of Troubles
Depiction of the Battle of Novgorod
Date 1610–1617 Location Russia Result Swedish victory Treaty of Stolbovo Russia renounces all claims to Estonia and Livonia Russia pays Sweden 20,000 rubles in war indemnities Sweden keeps all war spoils collected before 20 November 1616 Sweden recognizes Michael Romanov as the rightful Russian tsar Russia is allowed free trade at normal tariffs Territorial changes Kexholm in Karelia and the province of Ingria — including the fortress of Nöteborg, (now Shlisselburg, Russia ). Sweden returns Novgorod and Gdov to Russia
Belligerents
Tsardom of Russia	Swedish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mikhail Skopin-Shuisky	Gustavus Adolphus Jakob De la Gardie Evert Horn

The Ingrian War (Swedish: Ingermanländska kriget) between the Swedish Empire and the Tsardom of Russia lasted between 1610 and 1617. It can be seen as part of Russia's Time of Troubles^[1] and is mainly remembered for the attempt to put a Swedish duke on the Russian throne. It ended with a large Swedish territorial gain (including Ingria) in the Treaty of Stolbovo, which laid an important foundation to Sweden's Age of Greatness.^[2]

Prelude

During Russia's

While the Swedish statesmen envisaged the creation of a Trans-Baltic dominion extending northwards to

In 1613, the Swedish troops advanced towards Tikhvin and laid siege to the city but were repelled. The Russian counteroffensive failed to regain Novgorod, however. The Russian tsar refused to commit his troops to battle, and the war lumbered on until 1614 when the Swedes captured Gdov.

The following year, they laid siege to

• Polish–Swedish War (1617–1618)

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