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Battle of Wallhof

Battle of Wallhof was a battle fought on 7 January 1626 at Valle, in what is now Latvia. It was part of the Polish–Swedish War of 1621–25, which ran from 1621 to 1625. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: 2,800 infantry,; 2,100 cavalry,; 6 cannons against Between 2,000 and 7,000 men (infantry & cavalry); 5 cannons.

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Fought7 January 1626
WhereValle, Latvia56.517N, 24.733E
OutcomeSwedish victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Part ofPolish–Swedish War of 1621–251621 to 1625

Where it sits in the Polish–Swedish War of 1621–25

Siege of Riga, 1621Battle of Kroppenhof, 1621Siege of Koknese, 1625Battle of Listenhoff, 1625Battle of Wallhof, 162616211626Battle of Wallhof, 1626
5 placed engagements of the Polish–Swedish War of 1621–25 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date7 January 1626
PlaceValle, Latvia
56.517N, 24.733E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength2,800 infantry,; 2,100 cavalry,; 6 cannonsBetween 2,000 and 7,000 men (infantry & cavalry); 5 cannons
Casualties and lossesVery light, some sources claim not a single man dead or missing1,000 killed or wounded; 150 men captured along with 3 cannons
Commanders
  • Jan Stanisław Sapieha
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Battle of Wallhof 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 Q609536, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Wallhof, revision 1382483539, 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.