Siege of Tönning
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During the Great Northern War, the fortress of Tönning (Tønning) in the territory of Holstein-Gottorp, an ally of the Swedish Empire, was besieged twice. Denmark-Norway was forced to lift the first siege in 1700, but a combined force of the anti-Swedish coalition successfully besieged and took Tönning in 1713–1714.
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Siege of Tönning | |||||||
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Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
Tönning defensive works | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire Holstein-Gottorp |
Denmark–Norway (1700; 1713–1714) Saxony (1713–1714) Tsardom of Russia (1713–1714) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700) Nils Gyllenstierna (1700) Magnus Stenbock (1713–1714) | Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov (1713–1714) | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
9,000 Swedes (1713–1714) 1,600 Holsteiners (1713–1714) | 36,000 (1713–1714) |
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