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Battle of Wenden

Battle of Wenden was a battle fought on 7 January 1601 at Cēsis, in what is now Latvia. It was part of the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11, which ran from 1600 to 1611. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 700 (including 350 Polish hussars) against More than 3,000.

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Fought7 January 1601
WhereCēsis, Latvia57.313N, 25.270E
OutcomePolish–Lithuanian victory
BelligerentsPolish–Lithuanian CommonwealthagainstEarly Vasa Sweden
Casualties and losses10 killed; 60 woundedandAround 300–1,900 killed and wounded; 100 captured; 13 banners
Part ofPolish–Swedish War of 1600–111600 to 1611

Where it sits in the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11

Battle of Karksi, 1600Siege of Tartu, 1600Battle of Wenden, 1601Battle of Kokenhausen, 1601Siege of Wolmar, 1601Siege of Fellin, 1602Siege of Weissenstein, 1602Battle of Rakvere, 1603Battle of Weissenstein, 1604Battle of Kircholm, 1605Capture of Daugavgrīva, 1608Siege of Pärnu, 1609Battle of Salis, 1609Battle of Daugavgriva, 160916001609Battle of Wenden, 1601
14 placed engagements of the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date7 January 1601
PlaceCēsis, Latvia
57.313N, 25.270E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength700 (including 350 Polish hussars)More than 3,000
Casualties and losses10 killed; 60 woundedAround 300–1,900 killed and wounded; 100 captured; 13 banners
Commanders
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1210 and 1919.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1601

Battle of Wenden 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 Q1413158, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Wenden (1601), revision 1373817999, 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.