Passage: In 1611 a Swedish expeditionary corps under Jacob De la Gardie captured Novgorod. The Novgorodians asked the Swedish king to install one of his sons — Carl Filip or Gustavus Adolphus — as their monarch. In the meantime, Gustavus Adolphus succeeded to the Swedish throne. The young king decided to press his brother's claim to the Russian throne even after the Poles had been expelled from Moscow by a patriotic uprising of 1612 and Mikhail Romanov had been elected a new tsar. While the Swedish statesmen envisaged the creation of a Trans-Baltic dominion extending northwards to Archangelsk and eastwards to Vologda, De la Gardie and other Swedish soldiers, still holding Novgorod and Ingria, saw the war as a reaction for their forces not receiving payment for their succour during the De la Gardie Campaign. In 1613 they advanced towards Tikhvin and laid a siege to the city, but were repelled. The Russian counter-offensive failed to regain Novgorod, however. The Russian tsar refused to commit his troops to battle and the war lumbered on until 1614, when the Swedes captured Gdov. The following year they laid siege to Pskov but Russian generals Morozov and Buturlin held their own until 27 February 1617, when the Treaty of Stolbovo stripped Russia of its access to the Baltic Sea and awarded to Sweden the province of Ingria with the townships of Ivangorod, Jama, Koporye and Noteborg. Novgorod and Gdov were to be restituted to Russia. As a result of the war, Russia was denied access to the Baltic sea for about a century, despite its persistent efforts to reverse the situation. This led to the increased importance of Arkhangelsk for its trading connections with Western Europe.
After the first attack in 1613 how many years passed before the Treaty of Stolbovo was signed? How many contenders were there for the Swedish throne in 1611? How many towhships were awarded to Sweden with the Treaty of Stolbovo? How many townships were restituted to Russia? How many years after capturing Novgorod did the Swedes attempt a siege on Tikhvin? How many years after capturing Novgorod did the Swedes capture Gdov? How many years after the Swedes tried to lay siege to Pskov did the Treaty of Stolbovo strip Russia of its access to the Baltic Sea and the Swedes were awarded the province of Ingria? How many years after the Swedish expeditionary corps under Jacob De la Gardie captured Novgorod did they advanced towards Tikhvin and laid a siege to the city, but were repelled? How many years did the Siege of Pskov last? How many years passed between Jacob De la Gardie's capture of Novgorod and the signing of the Treaty of Stolbovo? What happened first: Gardie captured Novgorod or a patriotic uprising? What happened first: the Treaty of Stolbovo or Mikhail Romanov had been elected? What happened first: they advanced towards Tikhvin or the Swedes captured Gdov? What happened second: Gardie captured Novgorod or a patriotic uprising? What happened second: the Treaty of Stolbovo or Mikhail Romanov had been elected? What happened second: they advanced towards Tikhvin or the Swedes captured Gdov? What year did the Swedes lay siege to Pskov? Which happened first, Gustavus Adolphus succeeding to the Swedish throne, or his pressing his brother's claim to the Russian throne? Whichcity became more important to the Russians after the Treaty of Stolbovo? Who succeeded to a throne first: Carl Filip or Gustavus Adolphus?