Potop szwedzki

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Potop szwedzki is the Polish name for the mid-17th-century Swedish invasion and devastating occupation of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, part of the wider conflict known in English as the Deluge.

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instanceOf historical event
invasion
military campaign
war
alsoKnownAs Swedish Deluge NERFINISHED
Swedish invasion of Poland NERFINISHED
commandedBy Charles X Gustav of Sweden NERFINISHED
conflictType early modern European war
countryInvolved Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
describedIn novel "Potop" by Henryk Sienkiewicz
endTime 1660
hasCause Swedish ambitions in the Baltic region
conflicts over the Polish crown
internal weakness of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
ongoing wars of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth with other neighbors
hasEffect destruction of towns and villages
devastation of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
economic collapse in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
plundering of cultural treasures
population losses in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
weakening of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
languageOfName Polish
location Duchy of Prussia NERFINISHED
Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED
Poland NERFINISHED
Royal Prussia NERFINISHED
mainBelligerent Swedish Empire NERFINISHED
opposedBy John II Casimir Vasa NERFINISHED
Polish and Lithuanian guerrilla forces
Polish nobility
Polish–Lithuanian magnates NERFINISHED
partOf Northern Wars NERFINISHED
The Deluge NERFINISHED
result confirmation of Swedish control over Livonia
recognition of the independence of Prussia from Poland
withdrawal of Swedish forces from most of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
significantEvent Swedish capture of Kraków in 1655
Swedish capture of Warsaw in 1655
Treaty of Bromberg of 1657 NERFINISHED
Treaty of Labiau of 1656 NERFINISHED
Treaty of Oliwa of 1660 NERFINISHED
Treaty of Radnot of 1656 NERFINISHED
Treaty of Wehlau of 1657 NERFINISHED
Tyszowce Confederation of 1655 NERFINISHED
defence of Jasna Góra monastery in 1655–1656
startTime 1655
timePeriod mid-17th century

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Deluge alsoKnownAs Potop szwedzki