Battle of Prostki

Battle of Prostken
Part of the Deluge (Second Northern War)
DateOctober 8, 1656
Location
Prostken, Duchy of Prussia
(present-day Prostki, Ełk County, Poland)
Result Polish–Lithuanian–Tatar victory
Belligerents
Brandenburg-Prussia
Swedish Empire Swedish Empire		 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Crimean Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Swedish Empire Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck
Swedish Empire Prince Bogusław Radziwiłł (POW)		 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Wincenty Gosiewski
Subhan Ghazi Agha
Strength
4,000[1]
9 artillery pieces[2]		 8,000[3]
Casualties and losses
1,500 Swedes killed and captured[4]
Brandenburgers losses are unknown
9 artillery pieces		 200–250 killed and wounded[citation needed]

The Battle of ProstkI was fought near Prostki (German: Prostken), Duchy of Prussia (today in Ełk County, Poland) on October 8, 1656, between forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and allied Crimean Tatars commanded by hetman Wincenty Gosiewski on one side, and on the other allied Swedish and Brandenburg forces commanded by Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck, reinforced by the cavalry of Prince Bogusław Radziwiłł. The Commonwealth forces won the battle, annihilating enemy forces and taking Radziwiłł captive.

  1. ^ Sławomir Augusiewicz, Prostki 1656, Warszawa 2001, Dom Wydawniczy Bellona. p 96. ISBN 83-11-09323-7
  2. ^ Sławomir Augusiewicz, Prostki 1656, Warszawa 2001, Dom Wydawniczy Bellona. p 93. ISBN 83-11-09323-7
  3. ^ Sławomir Augusiewicz, Prostki 1656, Warszawa 2001, Dom Wydawniczy Bellona. p 73. ISBN 83-11-09323-7
  4. ^ Sławomir Augusiewicz, Prostki 1656, Warszawa 2001, Dom Wydawniczy Bellona. p 116. ISBN 83-11-09323-7