What the records say
- When
- 22 Sep 1626 – 1 Oct 1626
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 53.83° N, 18.83° E
- Description
- battle of the 1626 Polish-Swedish war
Battle of Gniew
Battle of the 1626 Polish-Swedish war
The Battle of Gniew or the Battle of Mewe was fought during the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629), between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 22 September with initial skirmishes, to the main battle of October 1, 1626. Both the Swedish and Polish army were commanded by their kings – Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and Sigismund III Vasa. The battle ended indecisively.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Swedish victory in the Battle of Gniew”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “сражение при Меве”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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