1657 1658 The siege of Riga by the Russian army under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was the main event of the Russo-Swedish War.

The Russian vanguard consisting of the Vladimir v. Vizin reiters, Daniel Krafert infantry and Iunkmann dragoons approached Riga on August 20 and threw back the Swedes under count of Pärnu, Heinrich von Thurn into the city.

A few days later, the main army under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich arrived on the ships on the Duna River, and laid siege to Riga.

In the aftermath of this reverse, the Swedes recaptured much of Ingria and inflicted a heavy defeat on the Russian general Matvey Sheremetev in battle of Walk in 1657.

The events of the siege were recorded in an engraving by Adam Perelli that was first published in 1697 in Samuel Puffendorf's work, Konung Carl X Gustafs Bragder.