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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Honigfeld
Battle of Honigfelde (Mewe)
surface form: Battle of Honigfelde

Battle of Trzciana
surface form: Bitwa pod Trzcianą
belligerent Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Sweden
campaign Gustavus Adolphus’s Prussian campaign
casualties heavy Swedish casualties
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)
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
one of the last major victories of Polish hussars in the Polish–Swedish conflicts
involvedForce Imperial cavalry
Polish winged hussars
surface form: Polish hussars

Polish winged hussars
surface form: Polish–Lithuanian cavalry

Swedish cavalry
location Trzciana
near Stare Pole
militaryTheater Baltic theater
notableAspect rare defeat of Gustavus Adolphus in open battle
significant Polish–Lithuanian cavalry success
opponentOf Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Stanisław Koniecpolski
partOf Polish–Swedish wars
surface form: Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629)
presentDayLocation Poland
result Polish–Lithuanian victory
tacticalFeature cavalry engagement
use of heavy cavalry charges
tacticalOutcome Swedish forces forced to retreat
weaponTypeUsed firearms
lances
sabres
year 1629

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Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden battle Battle of Trzciana
Polish–Swedish wars hasMajorBattle Battle of Trzciana
Battle of Trzciana alsoKnownAs Battle of Trzciana
this entity surface form: Bitwa pod Trzcianą
Battle of Tczew (1627) followedBy Battle of Trzciana
this entity surface form: Battle of Trzciana (Honigfelde) (1629)