siege, early modern
Siege of Danzig in 1577
Siege of Danzig in 1577 was a siege conducted in 1577 at Gdańsk, in what is now Poland. It was part of the Danzig rebellion, which ran from 1576 to 1577. The recorded result: inconclusive. Recorded strength: ~10,000 against ~3,000.
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Record
| Date | 1577 (year precision) to 1 December 1577 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Gdańsk, Poland 54.367N, 18.633E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Strength | ~10,000 | ~3,000 |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Danzig 1807, same recorded site
- Siege of Danzig 1813, same recorded site
- Siege of Danzig 1734, same recorded site
- Siege of Danzig 1655, same recorded site
- Battle of Oliwa 1627, 1.8 km SE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 1577 and 1939.
In the same war
- After: Battle of Lubieszów 17 April 1577
Elsewhere in 1577
- Battle of Tedorigawa Japan
- Siege of Shigisan Japan
- Siege of Breda Netherlands
- Siege of Cēsis Castle Latvia
- Battle of Győr Hungary
Siege of Danzig in 1577 is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3625471, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Danzig (1577), revision 1370740610, 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.