Battle of Wenden (1626)

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Battle of Wenden
Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629)
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Date December 3, 1626 Location Wenden, Livonia (Cēsis, Latvia) 57°18′48″N 25°16′12″E / 57.31333°N 25.27000°E / 57.31333; 25.27000 Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders and leaders
Gustav Horn	Aleksander Gosiewski
Strength
1,900 (infantry) 1,780 (cavalry) 4 artillery guns[1]	1,500 (mainly cavalry)[1]
Casualties and losses
unknown, but relatively small	400 killed[2] 40 captured[1]

Battle of Wenden (also known as Battle of Kieś) was fought during the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629), between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth on December 3, 1626, at Wenden (Cēsis, Kiesia) in present-day Latvia. Swedish forces were led by Gustav Horn and Hans Wrangel. Lithuanian forces were led by Aleksander Gosiewski. The Swedes won the battle.