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Battle of Selburg

Battle of Selburg was a battle fought on 30 September 1626 at Sēlpils Castle, in what is now Latvia. It was part of the Polish–Swedish War of 1626–1629, which ran from 1626 to 1629. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: Selburg: unknown; Wenden: 2,500 against Selburg: around 2,000; Wenden: 600–700.

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Fought30 September 1626
WhereSēlpils Castle, Latvia56.587N, 25.640E
OutcomeSwedish victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Part ofPolish–Swedish War of 1626–16291626 to 1629

Where it sits in the Polish–Swedish War of 1626–1629

Battle of Selburg, 1626Battle of Wenden, 1626Battle of Czarne, 1627Battle of Dirschau, 1627Battle of Oliwa, 1627Battle of Treiden, 1628Battle of Treiden, 1628Battle of Ostróda, 1628Battle of Górzno, 162916261629Battle of Selburg, 1626
9 placed engagements of the Polish–Swedish War of 1626–1629 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 September 1626
PlaceSēlpils Castle, Latvia
56.587N, 25.640E
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthSelburg: unknown; Wenden: 2,500Selburg: around 2,000; Wenden: 600–700
Commanders
  • Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski
  • Stefan Pac
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Battle of Selburg is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 54 in present-day Latvia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872348, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Selburg, revision 1381336045, 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.