Battle of Wallhof

Battle of Wallhof
Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629)
Date7 January 1626
Location
Valle, Latvia [de] (German: Wallhof), (present-day Valle Parish, Bauska Municipality, Latvia)
56°31′00″N 24°44′00″E / 56.51667°N 24.73333°E / 56.51667; 24.73333
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire Swedish Empire Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders and leaders
Swedish Empire Gustavus Adolphus Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Jan Stanisław Sapieha
Strength
2,800 infantry,
2,100 cavalry,
6 cannons[1]
Between 2,000 and 7,000 men (infantry & cavalry)
5 cannons
Casualties and losses
Very light, some sources claim not a single man dead or missing 1,000 killed or wounded
150 men captured along with 3 cannons[2]

Battle of Wallhof (Latvian: Valles kauja, also known as Battle of Walmozja) was fought between Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on 7 January 1626.

  1. ^ twojahistoria.pl
  2. ^ Leszek Podhorodecki, "Rapier i koncerz", Warszawa 1985, ISBN 83-05-11452-X, pp. 142–144