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Siege of Kraków

Siege of Kraków was a siege conducted on 1 July 1657 at Kraków, in what is now Poland; it lasted 31 days. It was part of Second Northern War, which ran from 1655 to 1660. The recorded result: Polish-Austrian victory. Recorded strength: 2,500 Swedes and 2,500 Transilvanians against Unknown number of Poles, some 17,000 Austrians.

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Siege of Kraków in 1657.
Siege of Kraków in 1657.. Isidoro Affaitati, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 July 1657lasted 31 days
WhereKraków, Poland50.061N, 19.937E
OutcomePolish-Austrian victory
BelligerentsSwedish Empire; Transylvaniaagainst22px Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Holy Roman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
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, 165916551659Siege of Kraków, 1657
26 placed engagements of Second Northern War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 July 1657
to 1 August 1657
PlaceKraków, Poland
50.061N, 19.937E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength2,500 Swedes and 2,500 TransilvaniansUnknown number of Poles, some 17,000 Austrians
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Paul Wirtz (Swedish Pomerania)
  • János Bethlen
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1345 and 1918.

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Elsewhere in 1657

Siege of Kraków 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 Q11794882, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kraków (1657), revision 1370742613, 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.