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Battle of Żarnów

Battle of Żarnów was a battle fought in 1655 in what is now Poland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Second Northern War, which ran from 1655 to 1660. The recorded result: Swedish victory.

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Fought1655
WherePoland51.247N, 20.171E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSwedish victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Casualties and lossesVery fewand1,000 killed
Part ofSecond Northern War1655 to 1660

Where it sits in Second Northern War

Battle of Ujście, 1655Siege of Kraków, 1655Battle of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, 1655Siege of Danzig, 1655Battle of Sobota, 1655Battle of Żarnów, 1655Battle of Radom, 1656Battle of Nisko, 1656Battle of Kłecko, 1656Battle of Kcynia, 1656Battle of Nöteborg, 1656Battle of Tykocin, 1656Siege of Dyneburg, 1656Siege of Riga, 1656Battle of Łowicz, 1656Battle of Prostken, 1656Battle of Chojnice, 1656Siege of Kraków, 1657Battle of Walk, 1657Battle of Magierów, 1657Battle of Czarny Ostrów, 1657Battle of Kolding, 1658Battle of Grudziądz, 1659Battle of Ebeltoft, 1659Siege of Stettin, 1659Battle of Nyborg, 165916551659Battle of Żarnów, 1655
26 placed engagements of Second Northern War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1655 (year precision)
PlacePoland
51.247N, 20.171E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength6,000 cavalry; 4,500 infantry; 400 dragoons; 40 artillery pieces6,000 cavalry; 900–1,500 dragoons and reiters; 3,000–4,000 levée en masse; 6 artillery pieces
Casualties and lossesVery few1,000 killed
Commanders
Battle of ŻarnówBattle of ŻarnówBattle of KrasnąBattle of HuciskoBattle of Tomaszów MazowieckiBattle of Piotrków TrybunalskiBattle of OssaBattle of KrasnąBattle of Piotrków TrybunalskiBattle of OssaWarsawKrakówŁódźKatowiceOpole100 km51.247N, 20.171E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Żarnów 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 Q2615519, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Żarnów, revision 1383203176, 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.