Battle of Klissow
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The Battle of Klissow was a major engagement of the Great Northern War in 1702, in which the Swedish army under Charles XII defeated a larger Polish-Saxon force near the village of Kliszów in present-day Poland.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Electorate of Saxony
NERFINISHED
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Charles XII’s Polish campaign ⓘ |
| combatType | pitched battle ⓘ |
| commander |
Adam Heinrich von Steinau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Augustus II the Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles XII of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Great Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1702-07-19 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Fraustadt (1706)
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Battle of Pułtusk (1703) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| location |
Kliszów
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Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capture of most Saxon artillery by Swedish forces ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
Saxon infantry
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Swedish cavalry ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PolishKing | Augustus II the Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Narva (1700)
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Battle of Riga (1700) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | Swedish Empire vs Saxony–Poland alliance ⓘ |
| result | Swedish victory ⓘ |
| SaxonElector | Augustus II the Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SaxonPolishArtilleryPieces | 46 ⓘ |
| SaxonPolishCasualties | several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ |
| SaxonPolishCommander |
Adam Heinrich von Steinau
NERFINISHED
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Augustus II the Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ Hieronim Augustyn Lubomirski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SaxonPolishPrisoners | about 1,000 captured ⓘ |
| SaxonPolishStrength | about 24,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
facilitated Swedish influence in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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strengthened Swedish position in Poland ⓘ weakened Augustus II the Strong’s control over the Polish throne ⓘ |
| SwedishArtilleryPieces | 4 ⓘ |
| SwedishCasualties | about 300 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| SwedishCommander | Charles XII of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SwedishMonarchInCommand | Charles XII of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SwedishStrength | about 12,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| SwedishTacticalAdvantage | outmaneuvered larger enemy force ⓘ |
| terrain | open fields near the village of Kliszów ⓘ |
| theatre | Polish theatre of the Great Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1702 ⓘ |
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