Battle of Warsaw (1656)

The Battle of Warsaw (German: Schlacht von Warschau; Polish: Bitwa pod Warszawą; Swedish: Tredagarsslaget vid Warschau) took place near Warsaw on July 28–July 30 [O.S. July 18–20] 1656, between the armies of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden and Brandenburg. It was a major battle in the Second Northern War between Poland and Sweden in the period 1655–1660, also known as The Deluge. According to Hajo Holborn, it marked "the beginning of Prussian military history".

For other battles with this name, see Battle of Warsaw (disambiguation).
Battle of Warsaw
Part of Second Northern War / The Deluge

Swedish King Charles X Gustav in skirmish with Polish Tartars near Warsaw 1656, by Johann Philip Lemke
DateJuly 28–30, 1656
Location
near Warsaw, Poland
Result Swedish-Brandenburger victory
Belligerents
Sweden
Brandenburg-Prussia		 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Crimean Khanate
Commanders and leaders

Charles X Gustav of Sweden (WIA)

Frederick William		 John II Casimir of Poland
Strength
9,500 Swedish
8,500 Prussians
Total: 18,000:: 174 
5,500 infantry
12,500 cavalry
80 cannons		 36,000–39,000 Polish–Lithuanian
2,000 Crimean Tatars
Total: about 40,000:: 173 
4,500 infantry
35,500 cavalry
Casualties and losses
between 700 and 1,300 men between 2,000 and 4,000 men

In the battle, a smaller Swedish-Brandenburg force, but with the fire superiority of infantry and artillery gained tactical victory over a Polish–Lithuanian force superior in numbers, though in the long term the victory achieved little. Polish–Lithuanian losses were insignificant, since the Polish-Lithuanian forces, including the sizeable noble levy retreated in good order from the battlefield.

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