siege, early modern
Siege of Danzig
Siege of Danzig was a siege conducted in 1655 at Gdańsk, in what is now Poland. It was part of Second Northern War, which ran from 1655 to 1660. The recorded result: Polish-Lithuanian-Dutch victory.
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Record
| Date | 1655 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Gdańsk, Poland 54.367N, 18.633E | |
| Part of | Second Northern War (1655 to 1660) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Polish-Lithuanian-Dutch victory | |
| Belligerents | Swedish Empire | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Dutch Republic |
| Commanders | Charles X Gustav; Lorens von der Linde | Adrian von der Linde |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Danzig 1734, same recorded site
- Siege of Danzig 1807, same recorded site
- Siege of Danzig 1813, same recorded site
- Siege of Danzig in 1577 1577, same recorded site
- Battle of Oliwa 1627, 1.8 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Kraków 1655
- After: Battle of Kcynia 1 June 1656
- All 12 engagements of Second Northern War
Elsewhere in 1655
- Siege of Jasna Góra Poland
- Battle of Vilnius Lithuania
- Battle of Horodok Ukraine
- Battle of Wojnicz Poland
- Battle of the Dardanelles Turkey
Siege of Danzig is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Poland.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q582029, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Danzig (1655–1660), revision 1383243987, 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.