The Siege of Smolensk 1632-33
Mikhail Shein surrendering to the Poles in Smolensk Smolensk War: Smolensk Voivodeship, showing in red the disputed territory. Diplomatic maneuvering in Stockholm and the Crimea completed Russia’s war preparations. Gustaphus Adolphus had recently intervened in the Thirty Years War as an ally of the Protestant princes and consequently welcomed Russia’s proposed attack on Poland, hoping […]
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