battle, early modern
Battle of Gniew
Battle of Gniew was a battle fought on 22 September 1626 at Gniew, in what is now Poland; it lasted 9 days. It was part of the Polish–Swedish Wars. The recorded result: Swedish victory.
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Record
| Date | 22 September 1626 to 1 October 1626 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Gniew, Poland 53.833N, 18.833E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | 22 September: 1,700 cavalry; 8,150 infantry – 74 guns; 29 September: 12,100 men (10,000 infantry, 2,100 cavalry) | 22 September: 6,780 cavalry; 4,430 infantry – 20 guns; 29 September: 14,500 men (mainly cavalry) |
| Casualties and losses | Polish claim: 22 September – 360–500 dead; 29 September losses were about equal to those of the Poles; 1 October – 30 dead | 22 September 13–50 dead; 29 September 18–43 dead; Swedish claim: 1 October – 500 dead |
| Commanders | ||
Nearest engagements
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In the same war
- Before: Battle of Reval 1602
Elsewhere in 1626
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Battle of Gniew 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 Q4871120, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gniew, revision 1385764792, 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.