Battle of Gniew

Battle of Gniew
	Part of Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629)
Date	September 22 – October 1, 1626
Location	Gniew (Mewe), Poland53°50′00″N 18°50′00″E
Result	Disputed, see Result
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders and leaders
Gustavus II Adolphus	Sigismund III Vasa
Strength
22 September:; 1,700 cavalry; 8,150 infantry – 74 guns 29 September:; 12,100 men (10,000 infantry, 2,100 cavalry)	22 September:; 6,780 cavalry; 4,430 infantry – 20 guns 29 September:; 14,500 men (mainly cavalry)
Casualties and losses
Polish claim: 22 September - 360-500 dead; 29 September losses were about equal to those of the Poles 1 October - 30 dead	22 September 13-50 dead ; 29 September 18-43 dead Swedish claim: 1 October - 500 dead

The Battle of Gniew or the Battle of Mewe was fought during the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629), between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 22 September with initial skirmishes, to the main battle of 1 October 1626. Both the Swedish and Polish army were commanded by their kings – Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and Sigismund III Vasa. The battle ended in indecisively. However, Polish and Swedish armies had different objectives. Sigismund Vasa wanted to protect Gdańsk from besieging. Gustav had to protect Gniew, which was important for the prestige of his army.

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