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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Prostki canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| 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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