Battle of Gniew | |||||||
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Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Swedish Empire | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gustavus Adolphus | Sigismund III Vasa | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
22 September: 12,100 men (10,000 infantry, 2,100 cavalry) |
22 September: 14,500 men (mainly cavalry) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Polish claim: 22 September - 360-500 dead[1][2] |
22 September 13-50 dead[5][1][2] |
The Battle of Gniew[7] or the Battle of Mewe[8] 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 October 1 1626. Both the Swedish and Polish army were commanded by their kings – Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and Sigismund III Vasa. The battle ended 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. The battle ended in a Swedish victory.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Vägen till Stormakt
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).As a result, the Commonwealth siege of Mewe was lifted, and Sigismund retreated. The defeat at Mewe was not his only problem.