Gustavus Adolphus’s Prussian campaign
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Gustavus Adolphus’s Prussian campaign was a series of early 17th-century military operations by the Swedish king in Royal Prussia during the Polish–Swedish War, aimed at securing control over Baltic trade and territory from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century military operation
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military campaign ⓘ |
| affects |
Gdańsk (Danzig) trade interests
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Royal Prussian cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1629 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years’ War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBattle |
Battle of Dirschau (Tczew) (1627)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Gniew (Mewe) (1626) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Oliwa (1627) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Trzciana (Honigfelde) (1629) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
enhanced Swedish military prestige before the Thirty Years’ War interventions
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increased Swedish customs revenues from Baltic trade ⓘ strengthening of Swedish position in the Baltic ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Baltic Sea coast
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Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
secure control over Baltic trade
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secure territorial gains in Royal Prussia ⓘ weaken the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| hasOperation |
Swedish landing in Royal Prussia in 1626
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siege and occupation of Prussian coastal towns ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResult |
Swedish control of key Baltic ports
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confirmation of Swedish gains in the Truce of Altmark ⓘ |
| hasTactic |
combined-arms field formations
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seizure of ports and river mouths ⓘ use of mobile artillery ⓘ |
| hasTheater | Baltic theater of war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | Truce of Altmark (1629) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Polish–Lithuanian hetmans
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Sigismund III Vasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Polish–Swedish War (1600–1629) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier phases of the Polish–Swedish War in Livonia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Baltic trade routes
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Swedish Empire expansion in the Baltic ⓘ Vistula River grain trade ⓘ |
| startTime | 1626 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| usesForceType |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ naval forces ⓘ |
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