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Siege of Kraków (1657) 1657

Siege of Kraków (1657): Siege of Kraków 1657
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date1 July 1657 – 1 August 1657Wikidata
Year1657Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraEarly modern (1500–1799)derived from year
LocationPolandNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictSecond Northern WarWikidata P361
ParticipantsPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, SwedenWikidata P710
Coordinates50.0614, 19.9372Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Kraków was one of the military conflicts of the Swedish and Transylvanian invasion of Poland, which took place in the summer of 1657. The royal city of Kraków, had been occupied for two years by a Swedish-Transylvanian garrison led by Paul Wirtz and János Bethlen. It was besieged by Polish Army of Hetman Jerzy Lubomirski, supported by soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire under Austrian field marshal Melchior von Hatzfeldt.

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Location

50.0614, 19.9372 · Poland

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