battle, early modern

Battle of Lubieszów

Name: Battle of Lubieszów
Start: 1577-04-17
Location: Lubiszewo Tczewskie, Poland

Battle of Lubieszów was a battle fought on 17 April 1577 at Lubiszewo Tczewskie, in what is now Poland. It was part of the Danzig rebellion, which ran from 1576 to 1577. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 1,450 cavalry; 1,050 infantry and artillery against 10,000–12,000 of which 800 were cavalry.

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Fought17 April 1577

WhereLubiszewo Tczewskie, Poland54.089N, 18.706E

OutcomePolish–Lithuanian victory

BelligerentsPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Principality of TransylvaniaagainstDanzig

Casualties and losses58 killed; 127 woundedand4,416-4,427 killed; 1,000-5,000 captured

Part ofDanzig rebellion1576 to 1577

Record

Date	17 April 1577
Place	Lubiszewo Tczewskie, Poland 54.089N, 18.706E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	1,450 cavalry; 1,050 infantry and artillery	10,000–12,000 of which 800 were cavalry
Casualties and losses	58 killed; 127 wounded	4,416-4,427 killed; 1,000-5,000 captured
Commanders	Jan Zborowski

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Dirschau 1627, 4.7 km E
Siege of Marienburg 1410, 22 km E
Battle of Marienburg 1422, 22 km E
Siege of Marienburg 1454, 22 km E
Siege of Marienburg 1457, 23 km E

In the same war

Before: Siege of Danzig in 1577 1577

Elsewhere in 1577

Battle of Lubieszów 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 Q4871609, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lubieszów, revision 1370268573, 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.