which had a garrison of 3,000 men. The commander was Yuryi Babich. The fortress presented the Swedes with an excellent strategic objective for a Swedish counterstrike.

The Swedish vessels carried guns designed for deck-to-shore fire and were built to destroy opposing land batteries and the troops carried gunpowder firearms. Ivangorod l,acked sufficient fortifications, only having unfinished wooden bastions. It also lacked guns and the militia had little firearms. After an eight-day long, the Swedes stormed the fortress, overruning the