Battle of Darsūniškis

Battle of Darsūniškis
	Part of the Great Northern War
Date	March 13, 1702 (O.S.); March 14, 1702 (Swedish calendar); March 24, 1702 (N.S.)
Location	Darsūniškis, Lithuania54°44′12″N 24°07′12″E
Result	Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: Grand Duchy of Lithuania;
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Hummerhielm; Gustaf Henrik Siegroth	Michał Wiśniowiecki
Strength
240 men	6,000 men
Casualties and losses
145 men	unknown

The Battle of Darsūniškis took place on March 24, 1702 near the town of Darsūniškis (Polish: Dorsuniszki) during the Swedish invasion of Poland in the Great Northern War. The Swedish army of about 240 men under the command of Alexander Hummerhielm was defeated by the Polish–Saxon army of 6,000 men under Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki.

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