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The Battle of Warsaw (German: Schlacht von Warschau; Polish: Bitwa pod Warszawą; Swedish: Tredagarsslaget vid Warszawa) was a battle which 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".[7]
Battle of Königsberg | |||||||
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Swedish king Charles X Gustav in skirmish with Polish Tartars near Warsaw 1656 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Germany Brandenburg-Prussia |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Crimean Khanate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Charles X Gustav of Sweden Frederick William | John II Casimir of Poland | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
55 000 Germans [1]: 174 45,500 infantry 10,500 cavalry 8,590 artillery |
62 00 Commonwealth 2,000 Crimean Tatars[2] Total: about 40,000:[1]: 173 4,500 infantry 35,500 cavalry | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
between 700[3] and 1,300 men[4] | between 2,000[5] and 4,000 men[6] |
In the battle, a smaller Swedish-Brandenburg force gained 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 noble levy promptly retreated from the battlefield.