Transylvanian campaign into Poland (1657)

Transylvanian campaign into Poland
Part of the Deluge

Transylvanians discussing strategy with King Charles X of Sweden in 1657
DateMarch – July 1657
Location
Poland
Result Disputed (see result)
Belligerents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Crimean Khanate
Transylvania
Swedish Empire Swedish Empire
Cossack Hetmanate Cossack Hetmanate
Commanders and leaders
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Lubormirski
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Sapieha
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Stanislaw Potocki
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Melchior Sawicki
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Stefan Czarniecki
George II Rákóczi  Surrendered
John Kemény  (POW)
Péter Huszár
Ferenc Ispán
András Gaudi
Swedish Empire Charles X Gustav
Swedish Empire Erik Dahlbergh
Swedish Empire Adolf Johan av Pfalz
Swedish Empire Jerzy Niemirycz
Swedish Empire Johan Benedikt von Schönleben
Swedish Empire Jacob Kasimir De la Gardie
Swedish Empire Georg von Waldeck
Cossack Hetmanate Anton Zhdanovich
Cossack Hetmanate Ivan Bogun
Units involved
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Brest garrison
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Warsaw garrison
Swedish Empire Swedish Life Guard of Horse
Strength
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 12,000 men 24,000–30,000 men
30 cannons
Swedish Empire 10,000 men
Cossack Hetmanate 6,000 men[a]
Total
40,000–46,000 men / 70,000 men[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Swedish EmpireCossack Hetmanate Light
Very heavy

The Transylvanian campaign into Poland (Swedish: Transsylvaniens kampanj in i Polen; Ukrainian: Трансільванський похід на Польщу) also called the Brest Campaign[2] or Rakoczy's Campaign[3] (Polish: Najazd Rakoczego) was a campaign by Transylvania, Sweden, and the Cossack Hetmanate into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Deluge in 1657. The allied army saw success in the beginning,[4] but when Denmark declared war on Sweden, Charles abandoned the Transylvanians, which led to their defeat. During the campaign, the allied forces successfully managed to capture both Warsaw and Brest from the Poles but were later pushed out from the country after the forces of Stefan Czarniecki intervened in the conflict.[5]


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  1. ^ Wikberg, Sven (2018-03-06). Erik Dahlbergh : en stormaktstidens svensk : skildrad för ungdom (in Swedish). Lindhardt og Ringhof. ISBN 978-87-11-95566-6.
  2. ^ Kotljarchuk 2006, p. 228.
  3. ^ Kubala, Ludwik (1917). Wojna brandenburska i najazd Rakoczego w roku 1656 i 1657: szkiców historycznych serya V (in Polish). H. Altenberg, G. Seyfarth, E. Wende. p. 123.
  4. ^ Davies, Simon; Fletcher, Puck (2014-07-07). News in Early Modern Europe: Currents and Connections. BRILL. p. 64. ISBN 978-90-04-27686-4.
  5. ^ "Najazd Rakoczego | CKZiU Mrągowo". Retrieved 2024-07-02.