Battle of Warsaw (1656) 1656
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1656 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Poland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Deluge, Second Northern War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Brandenburg-Prussia, Crimean Khanate, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Sweden | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 52.2323, 21.0084 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Warsaw (German: Schlacht von Warschau; Polish: Bitwa pod Warszawą; Swedish: Tredagarsslaget vid Warschau) took place near Warsaw on July 28–July 30 [O.S. July 18–20] 1656, between the armies of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden and Brandenburg. It was a major battle in the Second Northern War between Poland and Sweden in the period 1655–1660, also known as The Deluge. According to Hajo Holborn, it marked "the beginning of Prussian military history".
In the battle, a smaller Swedish-Brandenburg force, but with the fire superiority of infantry and artillery, gained tactical victory over a Polish–Lithuanian force superior in numbers, though in the long term the victory achieved little. Polish–Lithuanian losses were insignificant, since the Polish-Lithuanian forces, including the sizeable noble levy, retreated in good order from the battlefield.
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