Swedish landing in Royal Prussia (1626)
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The Swedish landing in Royal Prussia (1626) was an early operation in the Polish–Swedish War in which Swedish forces disembarked on the Baltic coast to establish a foothold in Prussian territory.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Swedish invasion of Royal Prussia (1626) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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military landing operation ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629)
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Polish–Swedish wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Sweden
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Swedish campaign in Prussia (1626–1629) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Swedish landing in Prussia (1626)
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Swedish landing on the Prussian coast (1626) ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBroaderContext | Thirty Years' War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Swedish attempt to weaken the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Swedish–Polish rivalry over Baltic dominance ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeopoliticalContext | competition for Baltic hegemony ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRegion |
Prussia
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Royal Prussia within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Baltic coast
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Royal Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ southern coast of the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryBranch |
Swedish Army
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Swedish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryLeader | Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryTheater | Baltic Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
control Baltic trade routes
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establish a foothold in Royal Prussia ⓘ secure bases on the Baltic coast ⓘ |
| hasOpposingForce | Polish–Lithuanian forces in Royal Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Royal Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelatedConflict | Truce of Altmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelatedDynasty | House of Vasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelatedEvent |
Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611)
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Polish–Swedish War (1617–1618) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelatedPerson | Sigismund III Vasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResult |
Swedish foothold in Royal Prussia
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beginning of Swedish campaign in Prussia ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | marked the opening of large-scale Swedish operations in Prussia in 1626 ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1626 ⓘ |
| hasStrategicContext | struggle for control of the Baltic (Dominium Maris Baltici) ⓘ |
| hasTemporalLocation | 17th century ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWarfare | early modern warfare ⓘ |
| partOf | Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactic | amphibious landing ⓘ |
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Swedish invasion of Royal Prussia (1626)