Battle of Kokenhausen

Battle of Kokenhausen
Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611)
Date23 June 1601
Location
Koknese, Livonia (now in Latvia)
56°38′17″N 25°25′02″E / 56.63806°N 25.41722°E / 56.63806; 25.41722
Result Polish–Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Sweden Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł
Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthJan Karol Chodkiewicz		 Sweden Carl Gyllenhielm (POW)
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[1]

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.)[2] 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.

  1. ^ Claes-Göran Isacson, Vägen till stormakt - Vasaättens krig (2006), Stockholm, Norstedts. ISBN 91-1-301502-8
  2. ^ Frost, R.I., 2000, The Northern Wars, 1558–1721, Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, p.63.