Battle of Trzciana
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The Battle of Trzciana was a 1629 clash during the Polish–Swedish War in which Polish–Lithuanian cavalry forces inflicted a rare and significant defeat on the army of Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Trzciana canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Trzciana (Honigfelde) (1629) | 1 |
| Bitwa pod Trzcianą | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1985558 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Trzciana Context triple: [Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, battle, Battle of Trzciana]
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Battle of Kliszów
The Battle of Kliszów was a major 1702 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Charles XII defeated a larger Saxon-Polish army, reinforcing Sweden’s dominance in the early phase of the conflict.
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Battle of Zadwórze
The Battle of Zadwórze was a 1920 clash in which a small Polish force mounted a desperate, sacrificial defense against advancing Soviet troops, earning it the nickname "the Polish Thermopylae."
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Battle of Kunowice
The Battle of Kunowice was a major 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted a devastating defeat on Frederick the Great’s Prussian forces near Frankfurt an der Oder.
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D.
Battle of Limanowa
The Battle of Limanowa was a World War I Eastern Front engagement in late 1914 in Galicia, where Austro-Hungarian forces halted a major Russian advance toward Kraków.
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E.
Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski
The Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski was a major World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and German forces, notable as one of the largest battles of the German invasion of Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Trzciana Target entity description: The Battle of Trzciana was a 1629 clash during the Polish–Swedish War in which Polish–Lithuanian cavalry forces inflicted a rare and significant defeat on the army of Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus.
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A.
Battle of Kliszów
The Battle of Kliszów was a major 1702 engagement in the Great Northern War in which Swedish forces under Charles XII defeated a larger Saxon-Polish army, reinforcing Sweden’s dominance in the early phase of the conflict.
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B.
Battle of Zadwórze
The Battle of Zadwórze was a 1920 clash in which a small Polish force mounted a desperate, sacrificial defense against advancing Soviet troops, earning it the nickname "the Polish Thermopylae."
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C.
Battle of Kunowice
The Battle of Kunowice was a major 1759 engagement of the Seven Years' War in which a combined Russian and Austrian army inflicted a devastating defeat on Frederick the Great’s Prussian forces near Frankfurt an der Oder.
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D.
Battle of Limanowa
The Battle of Limanowa was a World War I Eastern Front engagement in late 1914 in Galicia, where Austro-Hungarian forces halted a major Russian advance toward Kraków.
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E.
Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski
The Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski was a major World War II engagement in September 1939 between Polish and German forces, notable as one of the largest battles of the German invasion of Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Honigfeld
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Battle of Honigfelde (Mewe) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Honigfelde
Battle of Trzciana ⓘ
surface form:
Bitwa pod Trzcianą
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| belligerent |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Sweden ⓘ |
| campaign | Gustavus Adolphus’s Prussian campaign ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Swedish casualties
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light to moderate Polish–Lithuanian casualties ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | late phase of the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629) ⓘ |
| combatantLeaderRole | Gustavus Adolphus personally commanded Swedish forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
ⓘ
Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg ⓘ Herman Wrangel ⓘ Stanisław Koniecpolski ⓘ |
| conflict |
Polish–Swedish wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629)
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| country | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| date | 1629-06-25 ⓘ |
| era | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| followedBy | Truce of Altmark ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Royal Prussia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
demonstrated effectiveness of Polish hussar tactics against Swedish cavalry
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one of the last major victories of Polish hussars in the Polish–Swedish conflicts ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Imperial cavalry
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Polish winged hussars ⓘ
surface form:
Polish hussars
Polish winged hussars ⓘ
surface form:
Polish–Lithuanian cavalry
Swedish cavalry ⓘ |
| location |
Trzciana
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near Stare Pole ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Baltic theater ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
rare defeat of Gustavus Adolphus in open battle
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significant Polish–Lithuanian cavalry success ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
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Stanisław Koniecpolski ⓘ |
| partOf |
Polish–Swedish wars
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surface form:
Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629)
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| presentDayLocation | Poland ⓘ |
| result | Polish–Lithuanian victory ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
cavalry engagement
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use of heavy cavalry charges ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Swedish forces forced to retreat ⓘ |
| weaponTypeUsed |
firearms
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lances ⓘ sabres ⓘ |
| year | 1629 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Trzciana Description of subject: The Battle of Trzciana was a 1629 clash during the Polish–Swedish War in which Polish–Lithuanian cavalry forces inflicted a rare and significant defeat on the army of Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus.
Referenced by (4)
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