Battle of Kircholm
1605 battle of the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Battle of Kircholm | |||||||
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Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611) | |||||||
Battle of Kircholm by Peter Snayers | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Duchy of Courland | Kingdom of Sweden | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz | Charles IX of Sweden | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,600:[1] 2,600 cavalry 5 cannons |
10,868:[1] 8,368 infantry 11 cannons | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
100 killed 200 wounded[2] | 5,500[3]–8,000 killed and wounded [4] |
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The Battle of Kircholm (Lithuanian: Salaspilio mūšis; Polish: Bitwa pod Kircholmem; Swedish: Slaget vid Kirkholm; 27 September [O.S. 17 September] 1605) was one of the major battles in the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611). The battle was decided in 20 minutes by the devastating charge of Polish-Lithuanian cavalry, the Winged Hussars.[5] The battle ended in the decisive victory of the Polish-Lithuanian forces, and is remembered as one of the greatest triumphs of Commonwealth cavalry.