battle, early modern
Battle of Warka
Battle of Warka was a battle fought on 7 April 1656 at Warka, in what is now Poland. It was part of Deluge, which ran from 1655 to 1660. The recorded result: Polish-Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 2,200–2,500 against Around 6,000–7,500.
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Record
| Date | 7 April 1656 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Warka, Poland 51.783N, 21.200E | |
| Part of | Deluge (1655 to 1660) | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Result | Polish-Lithuanian victory | |
| Belligerents | Swedish Empire | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
| Commanders | Frederick VI; Ritter | Stefan Czarniecki; Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski |
| Strength | 2,200–2,500 | Around 6,000–7,500 |
| Casualties and losses | 400 killed and captured; 2,000 killed and wounded; 200 captured | 100 killed; 100 wounded |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Studzianki 1944, 14 km
- Battle of Nowa Wieś 1831, 26 km
- Battle of Maciejowice 1794, 29 km
- Battle of Laski and Anielin 1914, 43 km
- Battle of Raszyn 1809, 45 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Jarosław 15 March 1656
- After: Battle of Lubrze 28 August 1656
- All 15 engagements of Deluge
Elsewhere in 1656
- Siege of Riga Latvia
- Battle of Valenciennes France
- Battle of the Dardanelles Turkey
- Battle of Prostken Poland
- Battle of Cádiz Spain
Battle of Warka is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Poland.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q721676, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Warka, revision 1370593266, 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.