"The attempted relief of Marienberg 15th January 1702" Topic
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| Tango01 | 24 Aug 2015 12:33 p.m. PST |
"After the battle on the Ludzha river the Swedes withdrew to Dorpat to winter while the Russians withdrew to Pskov. At the end of December came the Russians under Kantstanski used the frozen conditions to make a strike for Marienberg, to try to capture it. Their coup de main failed and the army dug in to conduct a siege on the tiny garrison, figuring that they were in supply and that the winter was not too deep. In early January the Swedes under General Gyllentrad moved out to relieve the endangered town…"
Full battle here
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paints brigs for the British fleet.
