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Capture of Warsaw (1657)

Capture of Warsaw (1657) was a battle fought in 1657 at Warsaw, in what is now Poland. It was part of Deluge, which ran from 1655 to 1660. The recorded result: Transylvanian, Swedish, Cossack, Moldavian and Wallachian victory. Recorded strength: 40,000 against 1,000.

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Tytuł: Prospectus oppidi Sacrozin : ubi Exercitus Suedicus sub ductu Excell.mi Dn. Marschalli Comitis Steenbockij, Ungarorum sub Celsiß. Transiluaniae Principe Ragotzio, Cossacorum vero sub Generali A
Tytuł: Prospectus oppidi Sacrozin : ubi Exercitus Suedicus sub ductu Excell.mi Dn. Marschalli Comitis Steenbockij, Ungarorum sub Celsiß. Transiluaniae Principe Ragotzio, Cossacorum vero sub Generali A. Erik Dahlbergh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1657
WhereWarsaw, Poland52.232N, 21.008E
OutcomeTransylvanian, Swedish, Cossack, Moldavian and Wallachian victory
BelligerentsPrincipality of Transylvania; Swedish Empire; Cossack Hetmanate; Moldavia; Wallachiaagainst25px Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Part ofDeluge1655 to 1660

Where it sits in Deluge

Battle of Wojnicz, 1655Battle of Kościanem (1655), 1655Siege of Jasna Góra, 1655Battle of Krosno, 1655Battle of Warsaw, 1656Battle of Gołąb, 1656Siege of Warsaw, 1656Battle of Sandomierz, 1656Siege of Zamość, 1656Battle of Jarosław, 1656Battle of Baranów Sandomierski, 1656Battle of Kozienice, 1656Battle of Warka, 1656Battle of Lubrze, 1656Battle of Filipów, 1656Capture of Warsaw (1657), 1657Battle of Skałat, 1657Battle of Szkudy, 1658Siege of Toruń, 165816551658Capture of Warsaw (1657), 1657
19 placed engagements of Deluge in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1657 (year precision)
PlaceWarsaw, Poland
52.232N, 21.008E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeTemporary occupation of Warsaw until June 23
Strength40,0001,000
Commanders
Capture of Warsaw (1657)Capture of Warsaw (1657)Battle of WarsawWarsaw UprisingSiege of WarsawSiege of WarsawLiberation of Warsaw concentration campŁódźLublinBiałystok100 km52.232N, 21.008E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 17 times between 1656 and 1944.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1657

Capture of Warsaw (1657) is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q9389480, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Warsaw (1657), revision 1377721440, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.