naval engagement, notable, early modern
Battle of Oliwa
Battle of Oliwa was a naval engagement fought on 28 November 1627 at Gdańsk, in what is now Poland. It was part of the Polish–Swedish War of 1626–1629, which ran from 1626 to 1629. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 4 galleons; 3 full-rigged pinnaces; 3 fluyts against 5 galleons; 1 full-rigged pinnace.
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Where it sits in the Polish–Swedish War of 1626–1629
Record
| Date | 28 November 1627 | |
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| Place | Gdańsk, Poland 54.352N, 18.647E | |
| Kind | Naval engagement, early modern | |
| Strength | 4 galleons; 3 full-rigged pinnaces; 3 fluyts | 5 galleons; 1 full-rigged pinnace |
| Casualties and losses | 47 killed or wounded | 304 killed or wounded; 68 captured; 1 galleon destroyed; 1 galleon captured |
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Nearest engagements
- Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig 1939, 0.7 km NE
- Siege of Danzig 1734, 1.8 km NW
- Siege of Danzig 1655, 1.8 km NW
- Siege of Danzig 1807, 1.8 km NW
- Siege of Danzig 1813, 1.8 km NW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 1577 and 1939.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Dirschau 8 August 1627
- After: Battle of Treiden 1 February 1628
- All 9 engagements of Polish–Swedish War of 1626–1629
Elsewhere in 1627
- Turkish Abductions Iceland
- Siege of La Rochelle France
- Siege of Groenlo Netherlands
- Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré France
- Naval Battle near Hel Poland
Battle of Oliwa 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 Q1967790, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Oliwa, revision 1371614973, 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.