Battle of Weichselsmünde
Battle between the Polish navy and the Swedish army in 1628 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Weichselsmünde was a surprise attack by Swedish artillery on a Polish fleet stationed outside Danzig at Weichselsmünde in 1628.
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Battle of Weichselsmünde | |||||||
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Part of the Polish-Swedish War (1626–1629) and the Prussian campaign (1626–1629) | |||||||
Fortress at Weichselsmünde | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Danzig | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gustavus Adolphus Patrick Hume † | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Alexander von Essen’s Finnish infantry regiment Swedish Army Eight cavalry companies | Commonwealth navy | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Around 1,000 men 25 artillery | 12-15 warships[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
12 killed |
3 warships sunk Majority of the fleet damaged |
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