War against Poland–Lithuania

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The War against Poland–Lithuania was a series of early 17th-century conflicts in which Sweden fought the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth for dominance over the Baltic region and control of territories such as Livonia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early modern war
military conflict
war
appliesToTerritory Baltic Sea coast NERFINISHED
Duchy of Prussia NERFINISHED
Inflanty (Polish Livonia) NERFINISHED
Livonia NERFINISHED
Royal Prussia NERFINISHED
conflictPeriod early modern period
conflictWith Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
describedBySource Swedish royal correspondence
early modern chronicles of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
followedBy Second Northern War NERFINISHED
goal control of Baltic trade routes
control of Livonia
regional hegemony in Northern Europe
hasCause dynastic rivalry between Swedish and Polish branches of the Vasa dynasty
struggle for dominance over the Baltic Sea
territorial disputes in Livonia
hasEffect shift of power balance in the Baltic region
territorial gains for Sweden
territorial losses for the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
hasLanguage Latin
Polish
Swedish
hasPart Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611) NERFINISHED
Polish–Swedish War (1617–1618) NERFINISHED
Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625) NERFINISHED
Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629) NERFINISHED
Polish–Swedish War (1655–1660) NERFINISHED
hasParticipant Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
locatedIn Baltic region NERFINISHED
mainBelligerent Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
opposedBy Polish–Lithuanian nobility NERFINISHED
Swedish Crown NERFINISHED
partOf Northern Wars NERFINISHED
Polish–Swedish wars NERFINISHED
significantFor history of Sweden
history of the Baltic Sea region
history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
startTime early 17th century
temporalLocation 17th century
uses early modern gunpowder weapons
infantry and cavalry formations

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Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611) significantEvent War against Poland–Lithuania