Jacob De La Gardie's march into Moscow (1610)
Jocob De La Gardie’s march into Moscow was a small liberation made by an army of 5000 Swedish troops led by the Swedish noble Jacob De La Gardie. The march occured in the capital of Russia, Moscow, in 1610.
| Jacob De La Gardie´s march into Moscow | ||||||||
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| Part of De la Gardie campaign | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
 Kingdom of SwedenSupported by: Russian volunteer soliders |
 Tsardom of Russia |
 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Jacob De La Gardie Mikhail Skopin-Shuisky | False Dmitry II | Stanisław Żółkiewski | ||||||
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| 5000+ | More than the swedes | Unknown | ||||||
Russia, during the Time of Troubles, had a chaotic period on their throne. It was constant conflicts and coronations of new regents, this led to a weakened defense of Russia. Sweden had been given a request for help from Mikhail Skopin-Shuisky, as he wanted to be crowned the new tsar of Russia. This led to alot of reasoning, Sweden would get rewarded if they joined the conflict. Poland was trying to get
Vladislav Vasa elected as the new tsar, and as Sweden was against a Russian-Polish alliance they supported tsar Shuisky´s side.
When the swedes entered Moscow, Jacob De La Gardie was greeted as the Saviour and defender of their country.
Aftermath
Swedish troops had Moscow under control for approximately 2 months. Mikhail Skopin-Shuisky is removed from the throne. Sweden capitulates at the 23rd of June, 1610, no border changes had occured.
See also
Polish-Muscovite War (1605-18)