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Battle of Grudziądz

Battle of Grudziądz was a battle fought in 1659 at Grudziądz, in what is now Poland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Grudziądz. It was part of Second Northern War, which ran from 1655 to 1660. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 500 soldiers; 500 armed townspeople; 30 cannons and 2–3 mortars against 12,600 men; 30–40 cannons.

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Fought1659
WhereGrudziądz, Poland53.487N, 18.755E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomePolish–Lithuanian victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Casualties and losses200 killed; 300–400 capturedand50
Part ofSecond Northern War1655 to 1660

Where it sits in Second Northern War

Battle of Ujście, 1655Siege of Kraków, 1655Battle of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, 1655Siege of Danzig, 1655Battle of Sobota, 1655Battle of Żarnów, 1655Battle of Radom, 1656Battle of Nisko, 1656Battle of Kłecko, 1656Battle of Kcynia, 1656Battle of Nöteborg, 1656Battle of Tykocin, 1656Siege of Dyneburg, 1656Siege of Riga, 1656Battle of Łowicz, 1656Battle of Prostken, 1656Battle of Chojnice, 1656Siege of Kraków, 1657Battle of Walk, 1657Battle of Magierów, 1657Battle of Czarny Ostrów, 1657Battle of Kolding, 1658Battle of Grudziądz, 1659Battle of Ebeltoft, 1659Siege of Stettin, 1659Battle of Nyborg, 165916551659Battle of Grudziądz, 1659
26 placed engagements of Second Northern War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1659 (year precision)
to 1659
PlaceGrudziądz, Poland
53.487N, 18.755E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength500 soldiers; 500 armed townspeople; 30 cannons and 2–3 mortars12,600 men; 30–40 cannons
Casualties and losses200 killed; 300–400 captured50
Commanders
Battle of GrudziądzBattle of GrudziądzBattle of GrudziądzSiege of GraudenzBattle of BukowiecBattle of KowalewemBattle of GniewBattle of BukowiecBattle of KowalewemBattle of GniewGdańskKaliningradPoznańBydgoszczGdyniaOlsztynElblągKoszalin100 km53.487N, 18.755E
Placed at Grudziądz; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Grudziądz 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 Q4871144, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Grudziądz (1659), revision 1370741649, 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.