Battle of Kokenhausen

Battle of Kokenhausen
	Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611)
Date	23 June 1601
Location	Koknese, Livonia (now in Latvia)56°38′17″N 25°25′02″E
Result	Polish-Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth	Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł; Jan Karol Chodkiewicz	Carl Gyllenhielm
Strength
300 infantry; 2,700 cavalry; 9 guns	900 infantry; 4,000 cavalry; 17 guns
Casualties and losses
100–200 dead	2,000–3,000 dead

The Battle of Kokenhausen (Kokenhuza, Latvian: Koknese) was a major battle opening the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611). It took place on the 13 June (O.S.) or 23 June (N.S.) 1601 near Koknese (in Baltic German Kokenhausen) in Livonia (now in Latvia). In the battle, Polish forces defeated the Swedish relief force and captured the besieging force, relieving the Polish garrison. The battle is notable as one of the greatest victories of the Polish hussars, who defeated their numerically superior Swedish adversaries.

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