Atlas of Battles

war, 12 engagements

Battles of Second Northern War

The atlas places 12 engagements of Second Northern War (1655 to 1660): 6 battles and 6 sieges across 4 present-day countries, most in Poland (8), Latvia (2), Estonia (1).

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Siege of KrakówSiege of DanzigBattle of KcyniaSiege of DyneburgSiege of RigaBattle of ŁowiczBattle of ProstkenBattle of ChojniceSiege of KrakówBattle of WalkSiege of StettinBattle of NyborgBerlinFrankfurtHamburgWarsawPragueKøbenhavnMinskRigaVilniusLviv500 km53.922N, 18.685E
12 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1655Siege of KrakówKraków, PolandSwedish victory
1655Siege of DanzigGdańsk, PolandPolish-Lithuanian-Dutch victory
1 June 1656Battle of KcyniaKcynia, PolandSwedish victory
18 July 1656Siege of DyneburgDaugavpils, Latvia
21 August 1656Siege of RigaRiga, LatviaSwedish victory
25 August 1656Battle of ŁowiczŁowicz, PolandPolish-Lithuanian victory
8 October 1656Battle of ProstkenEłk, PolandPolish–Lithuanian–Tatar victory
25 December 1656Battle of ChojniceChojnice, PolandSee Aftermath
1 July 1657Siege of KrakówKraków, PolandPolish-Austrian victory
8 July 1657Battle of WalkValga, EstoniaSwedish victory
19 September 1659Siege of StettinSzczecin, PolandSwedish victory
14 November 1659Battle of NyborgNyborg, DenmarkAllied victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Second Northern War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.