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Siege of Thorn

Siege of Thorn was a siege conducted on 26 May 1703 at Toruń, in what is now Poland; it lasted 5 months. It was part of the Great Northern War, which ran from 1700 to 1721. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: 26,000 men against 6,000 men.

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Polish: Ostrzeliwanie Torunia 1703.Siege of Torun 1703.title QS:P1476,pl:"Ostrzeliwanie Torunia 1703."label QS:Lpl,"Ostrzeliwanie Torunia 1703."
Polish: Ostrzeliwanie Torunia 1703.Siege of Torun 1703.title QS:P1476,pl:"Ostrzeliwanie Torunia 1703."label QS:Lpl,"Ostrzeliwanie Torunia 1703.". Unknown authorUnknown author na Pomorzu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought26 May 1703lasted 5 months
WhereToruń, Poland53.017N, 18.617E
OutcomeSwedish victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstElectorate of Saxony
Casualties and losses40 dead; 70 woundedand1,000 dead; 4,860 captured
Part ofGreat Northern War1700 to 1721

Where it sits in the Great Northern War

Siege of Riga, 1700Siege of Riga, 1700Battle of Varja, 1700Battle of Narva, 1700Battle of Petschora, 1701Crossing of the Düna, 1701Battle of Rauge, 1701Battle of Vilnius, 1702Battle of Erastfer, 1702Battle of Dersunisjki, 1702Battle of Klissow, 1702Battle of Hummelshof, 1702Siege of Nöteborg, 1702Battle of Saladen, 1703Battle of Pułtusk, 1703Siege of Thorn, 1703Battle of Systerbäck, 1703Siege of Tartu, 1704Battle of Wesenberg, 1704Siege of Narva, 1704Battle of Orford Ness, 1704Battle of Jakobstadt, 1704Battle of Poznań, 1704Capture of Warsaw, 1704Battle of Lemberg, 1704Battle of Punitz, 1704Siege of Vyborg, 1706Siege of Liachavičy, 1706Battle of Kalisz, 1706Battle of Grodno, 1708Battle of Holowczyn, 1708Battle of Malatitze, 1708Battle of the Neva, 1708Battle of Rajovka, 1708Battle of Koporye, 1708Battle of Lesnaya, 1708Sack of Baturyn, 1708Battle of Koniecpol, 1708Siege of Vepryk, 1708Pursuit of Krasnokutsk, 1709Battle of Poltava, 1709Siege of Riga, 1709Siege of Vyborg, 1710Battle of Helsingborg, 1710Kexholm Siege, 1710Siege of Reval, 1710Action of 4 October 1710, 1710Siege of Wismar, 1711Sieges of Stralsund, 1711Siege of Stralsund, 1711Battle of Westtief, 1712Siege of Stralsund, 1712Siege of Stade, 1712Battle of Gadebusch, 1712Action of 22 July 1713, 1713Skirmish at Bender, 1713Siege of Tönning, 1713Battle of Helsinki, 1713Siege of Stettin, 1713Battle of Landsbro, 1713Battle of Pälkäne, 1713Siege of Tönning, 1714Battle of Napue, 1714Battle of Gangut, 1714Action of 24 April 1715, 1715Siege of Wismar, 1715Siege of Stralsund, 1715Battle of Rügen, 1715Battle of Stresow, 1715Battle of Dynekilen, 1716Siege of Poznań, 1716Battle of Göteborg, 1717Battle of Strömstad, 1717Siege of Trondheim, 1718Siege of Fredriksten, 1718Attack on Marstrand, 1719Battle of Ösel Island, 1719Battle of Stäket, 1719Battles at Göta Älv, 1719Battle of Grengam, 1720Battle of Selånger, 172117001721Siege of Thorn, 1703
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Record

Date26 May 1703
to 14 October 1703
PlaceToruń, Poland
53.017N, 18.617E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeThorn surrenders to the Swedes
Strength26,000 men6,000 men
Casualties and losses40 dead; 70 wounded1,000 dead; 4,860 captured
Commanders
Siege of ThornSiege of ThornSiege of ToruńBattle of KowalewemBattle of KrzywosądzBattle of BydgoszczBattle of BydgoszczSiege of ToruńBattle of KowalewemBattle of KrzywosądzBattle of BydgoszczWarsawPoznańGrudziądzOlsztynElbląg100 km53.017N, 18.617E
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Siege of Thorn is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 469 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815214, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Thorn (1703), revision 1382484395, 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.