Battle or uprising · 1657
Sheremetev falls at Valga
On 9 June 1657, during the Russo-Swedish war of 1656 to 1661, a Swedish army beat the tsar's troops at Valga in Livonia. The Russians were led by Matvei Sheremetev, governor of Pskov and a close companion of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. He was shot in the battle and taken prisoner. He died of his bullet wounds in Swedish captivity the next day, 10 June 1657, at ten o'clock. The Swedish Livonian army was led by the cavalry major general Friedrich von Löwen. For his success he was promoted to lieutenant general on 22 June. The pin is in central Valga; the exact battlefield is not marked.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
9. juunil 1657 võitis Rootsi sõjavägi Vene-Rootsi sõja (1656 kuni 1661) ajal Liivimaal Valgas Moskva tsaari väge. Venelasi juhtis Pihkva suurvojevood Matvei Šeremetev, tsaar Aleksei Mihhailovitši lähikondlane. Ta sai lahingus kuulihaavu ja langes vangi. Ta suri Rootsi vangistuses järgmisel päeval, 10. juunil 1657 kell 10. Rootsi Liivimaa armeed juhtis ratsaväe kindralmajor Friedrich von Löwen. Eduka sõjategevuse eest ülendati ta 22. juunil kindralleitnandiks. Märk on Valga kesklinnas, sest täpset lahingupaika pole tähistatud.