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Battle of Warsaw

Battle of Warsaw was a battle fought in 1656 at Warsaw, in what is now Poland. It was part of Deluge, which ran from 1655 to 1660. The recorded result: Swedish-Brandenburger victory.

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Battle of Warsaw, in C.E.1656/H.E.11656
Battle of Warsaw, in C.E.1656/H.E.11656. Johann Philipp Lemke, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1656
WhereWarsaw, Poland52.232N, 21.008E
OutcomeSwedish-Brandenburger victory
BelligerentsSwedish Empire; Margraviate of BrandenburgagainstPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Crimean Khanate
Casualties and lossesBetween 700 and 1,300 menandBetween 2,000 and 4,000 men
Part ofDeluge1655 to 1660

Where it sits in Deluge

Battle of Wojnicz, 1655Battle of Kościanem (1655), 1655Siege of Jasna Góra, 1655Battle of Krosno, 1655Battle of Warsaw, 1656Battle of Gołąb, 1656Siege of Warsaw, 1656Battle of Sandomierz, 1656Siege of Zamość, 1656Battle of Jarosław, 1656Battle of Baranów Sandomierski, 1656Battle of Kozienice, 1656Battle of Warka, 1656Battle of Lubrze, 1656Battle of Filipów, 1656Capture of Warsaw (1657), 1657Battle of Skałat, 1657Battle of Szkudy, 1658Siege of Toruń, 165816551658Battle of Warsaw, 1656
19 placed engagements of Deluge in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1656 (year precision)
to 30 July 1656
PlaceWarsaw, Poland
52.232N, 21.008E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeWarsaw is captured by the Swedish-Brandenburger army
Strength9,500 Swedish; 8,500 Prussians; Total: 18,000–20,000: 5,500 infantry; 12,500 cavalry; 80 cannons36,000–39,000 Polish–Lithuanian; 2,000 Crimean Tatars; Total: about 40,000–100,000: 4,500 infantry; 35,500 cavalry
Casualties and lossesBetween 700 and 1,300 menBetween 2,000 and 4,000 men
Commanders
Battle of WarsawBattle of WarsawCapture of Warsaw (1657)Warsaw UprisingSiege of WarsawSiege of WarsawLiberation of Warsaw concentration campCapture of Warsaw (1657)ŁódźLublinBiałystok100 km52.232N, 21.008E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Warsaw
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Warsaw today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-09-16. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 114 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 136 m, 136 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 58% built-up, 32% tree cover, 6% water.

built-up: 58%tree cover: 32%water: 6%grassland: 3%built-up 58%tree cover 32%water 6%grassland 3%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 126 mnorth to south, 10.0 km74 to 129 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 17 times between 1656 and 1944.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1656

Battle of Warsaw 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 Q426926, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Warsaw (1656), revision 1383202497, 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.