Battle of Tczew (1627)

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The Battle of Tczew (1627) was a significant engagement between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden during the Polish–Swedish wars, fought near the town of Tczew in Royal Prussia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Dirschau
belligerent Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Sweden
campaign Battle of Tczew (1627) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Royal Prussia campaign of 1627
casualtiesAndLosses heavy on both sides
combatant1 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
combatant2 Swedish Empire
commander Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Stanisław Koniecpolski
conflict Polish–Swedish wars
countryAtTime Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
date 7–8 August 1627
era Early Modern period
followedBy Battle of Trzciana
surface form: Battle of Trzciana (Honigfelde) (1629)
front land operations in Royal Prussia
historicalProvince Royal Prussia
involvedArmies Polish Crown Army
surface form: Crown army of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Swedish field army in Prussia
location Poland
Royal Prussia
near Tczew
notableEvent Gustavus Adolphus wounded
objective control of approaches to Gdańsk
opponentLeader Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
surface form: King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
partOf Polish–Swedish wars
surface form: Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629)
PolishCommander Stanisław Koniecpolski
surface form: Hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski
precededBy Battle of Gniew (1626)
primaryWeapons cavalry charges
field artillery
pike and shot formations
region Pomerania
surface form: Pomerelia
relatedConflict Battle of Oliwa
surface form: Battle of Oliwa (1627)
result inconclusive
strategic Polish–Lithuanian advantage
tactically indecisive
strategicSignificance helped secure Polish–Lithuanian communications near Gdańsk
limited Swedish advance in Royal Prussia
theatre Baltic theatre of World War II
surface form: Baltic theatre of the Thirty Years’ War era
typeOfWarfare early 17th-century linear tactics
year 1627

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Polish–Swedish wars hasMajorBattle Battle of Tczew (1627)
Battle of Gniew (1626) followedBy Battle of Tczew (1627)
this entity surface form: Battle of Tczew (Dirschau) (1627)
Battle of Tczew (1627) campaign Battle of Tczew (1627) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Royal Prussia campaign of 1627