Following the victory in Narva, the Swedes pushes the Russians back. but the harsh winter conditions stopped them from advancing further into Russian-occupied Ingria, allowing the Russians time to regroup. A Swedish offensive finally occurred in the spring of 1657, but with mixed results. While they were able to retake the port-fortress of Nyen by the Gulf of Finland, large areas of sparsely populated Ingrian lands were still in Russian hands, the Swedes lacking the resolve t

From the start of the war in 1655, Prince Christian and his family stayed mainly in Bergen, amidst King Frederik's ever-worsening paranoia. The fact that Christian's elder brother served in the Swedish army dismayed Frederik greatly, the latter noticing the obvious Swedish plan of installing Valdemar on the Danish throne should conflicts begin. Thus, Frederik ordered heavy guards against Christian, spying on him and reporting all his actions back to Copenhagen. Christian was

By October, the Russians had besieged Narva entirely, trapping tens of thousands of Swedish soldiers within the city. However, the Swedes, with their Navy now free from the Dutch threat, regained dominance on the sea. The Russians' Northern flank was constantly bombarded by the Swedish Navy, weakening it greatly and enabled supplies to enter the city occasionally. As November came, the temperature began dropping, freezing many ill-equipped Russian soldiers to death. The Swede

On the last day of 1655, Grand Hetman Janusz Radziwiłł passed away at just 43 in a small Lithuanian town his supporters gathered in. His constant pleas for an alliance with Sweden ultimately came to nothing, with Sweden still occupying a quarter of Lithuania, and Russia the remaining parts. He was succeeded by his cousin, Bogusław Radziwiłł, 35, as Grand Hetman. Bogusław, wary of the possibility of a Russo-Swedish war, quietly moved towards the south with his supporters, towa

In the morning of 5th July, 1655, Gustav finally issued the long-anticipated attacking order for all Swedish forces in Pomerania, Livonia, and also the regiments stationed in the Duchy of Prussia following the meeting at Neuruppin. The largest Swedish armies entered the Commonwealth from Pomerania, one led by Prince Karl, and the other by Gustav himself. The Polish forces in Greater Poland were unprepared, ill-supplied, and lacked any sorts of proper military training. Many P