Russian Fortresses 1480-1682 by Konstantin Nossov

Author:Konstantin Nossov
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Russian Fortresses 1480–1682
ISBN: 9781780969848
Publisher: Osprey Publishing

A general view of Ladoga Fortress. It had five towers, some of them round, some rectangular.

Oreshek Fortress

The remains of the Oreshek that survive to this day date from 1514–25 when the previous fortress was fully dismantled and a new one erected in its place. The new fortress had seven towers – six circular and one rectangular – and a citadel of three towers, which was erected and surrounded with a moat that also served as a harbour. The fortress walls were 12m high and 4.5m thick; the citadel walls were as high as 13–14m; the towers were 14–16m high. In 1612 the fortress was seized by the Swedes and renamed Noteburg. In 1702 a Russian Army led by Peter I captured the fortress by assault and renamed it Shlisselburg. Immediately after that, it was fortified with earthwork bastions built in front of each tower; these were faced with masonry in the mid-18th century.

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