Battle of Trzciana

Battle of Trzciana
Part of the Polish-Swedish War (1626–1629)

Gustav II Adolf almost killed in the battle of Trzciana, 1629
DateJune 25, 1629
Location
Trzciano / Honigfelde, Royal Prussia (Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, today Trzciano, Poland)
Result Polish–Imperial victory
Belligerents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Holy Roman Empire Holy Roman Empire		 Swedish Empire Swedish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Stanisław Koniecpolski
Holy Roman Empire Hans Georg von Arnim		 Swedish Empire Gustavus Adolphus
Strength
1,300 hussars
1,200 light cavalry
2,000 reiters		 4,000–4,500 cavalry
5,000 infantry
18 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
300 killed:
150 Poles and 150 Austrians		 200–1,500 killed
200–500 captured, including many senior officers.

The Battle of Trzciana (also known as Battle of Honigfelde or Battle on the Stuhmer Heide or Battle of Sztum) took place on 25 June 1629 (usually said to be 27th in the New Style calendar) and was one of the battles of the Polish-Swedish War (1626–1629) or Second Swedish-Polish War.[1]: 579  The Polish forces were led by Crown Field Hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski and imperial troops under Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg, sent by Emperor Ferdinand II to aid Sigismund III, met with troops commanded by Swedish King Gustav II Adolf,[1]: 579  who supported the Protestant Lutherans of Germany and northern Europe. Gustav Adolf was almost killed or captured twice.[2]: 112  Fighting in Prussia continued after the battle into July and August and ended with stalemate and finally a truce accepted by Sigismund III.

  1. ^ a b Tucker, 2010, A Global Chronology of Conflict, Vol. Two, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, LLC, ISBN 9781851096671
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).