Battle of Prostki

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The Battle of Prostki was a 1656 engagement during the Second Northern War in which Polish–Lithuanian and Tatar forces decisively defeated a combined Swedish–Brandenburg army in northeastern Poland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alliedForce Polish–Lithuanian forces
Tatar forces
alsoKnownAs Bitwa pod Prostkami
belligerent Brandenburg-Prussia
Crimean Tatars
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Sweden
campaign Battle of Warsaw (1656)
surface form: Polish–Lithuanian counteroffensive of 1656
capturedPerson Bogusław Radziwiłł
category Battles involving Brandenburg-Prussia
Battles involving Poland
Battles involving Sweden
Battles involving the Crimean Khanate
Second Northern War
surface form: Battles of the Second Northern War
combatantStrength several thousand troops on each side
commander Bogusław Radziwiłł
Gustaf Otto Stenbock
surface form: Gustav Otto Stenbock

Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski
conflict Second Northern War
country Poland
date 1656-10-08
decisiveFor Crimean Tatars
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
followedBy further Polish–Lithuanian operations against Swedish forces in Prussia
historicalPeriod 17th century
historicalRegion Duchy of Prussia
involvedEthnicGroups Brandenburgers
Crimean Tatars
Lithuanians
Poles
Swedes
location Prostki
northeastern Poland
notableEvent capture of many Swedish–Brandenburg prisoners
opponent Brandenburg troops
surface form: Swedish–Brandenburg army
opposingForce Brandenburg troops
surface form: Brandenburg forces

Swedish forces
partOf Polish–Swedish wars
Second Northern War
precededBy earlier engagements of the Second Northern War in Prussia
result Polish–Lithuanian and Tatar victory
significance weakened Swedish–Brandenburg position in the region
typeOfEngagement cavalry battle
year 1656

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Polish–Swedish wars hasMajorBattle Battle of Prostki
Deluge notableEvent Battle of Prostki
Prostki battle Battle of Prostki
Prostki hasHistoricalEvent Battle of Prostki