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Siege of Stettin

Siege of Stettin was a siege conducted on 19 September 1659 at Szczecin, in what is now Poland; it lasted 47 days. It was part of Second Northern War, which ran from 1655 to 1660. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: 2,600 men; 36 guns; 4 mortars against 6,500–7,000 men; 13 batteries of heavy siege guns; Numerous field guns.

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Illustration på s. 15 i Agneta Horns lefverne från 1908 "Stettin 1659. (Kopparstick efter teckning af Erik Dahlberg. Ur Pufendorfs »De rebus a Carolo Gustavo gestis».) "
Illustration på s. 15 i Agneta Horns lefverne från 1908 "Stettin 1659. (Kopparstick efter teckning af Erik Dahlberg. Ur Pufendorfs »De rebus a Carolo Gustavo gestis».) ". Erik Dahlbergh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought19 September 1659lasted 47 days
WhereSzczecin, Poland53.432N, 14.548E
OutcomeSwedish victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstHabsburg Monarchy; Margraviate of Brandenburg
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 Stettin, 1659
26 placed engagements of Second Northern War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date19 September 1659
to 5 November 1659
PlaceSzczecin, Poland
53.432N, 14.548E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeImperial-Brandenburgian withdrawal from Swedish Pomerania
Strength2,600 men; 36 guns; 4 mortars6,500–7,000 men; 13 batteries of heavy siege guns; Numerous field guns
Commanders
Siege of StettinSiege of StettinSiege of StettinSiege of StettinAssault on GreifenhagenBattle of CedyniaBattle of Frisches HaffAssault on GreifenhagenBattle of CedyniaBattle of Frisches HaffBerlinPoznańPotsdamRostockStralsundKoszalin100 km53.432N, 14.548E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1659 and 1713.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1659

Siege of Stettin 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 Q134043836, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Stettin (1659), revision 1384901440, 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.