Battle of Lubieszów

When

27 Apr 1577

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

54.09° N, 18.71° E

Description

1577 battle

1577 battle between Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the city of Gdańsk

The Battle of Lubieszów, which occurred on 17 April 1577, was the most crucial battle in the two-year Danzig Rebellion fought between the forces loyal to the newly elected King Stefan Batory of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Commonwealth's most prosperous city, Gdańsk, following the city's refusal to accept the election of Batory as monarch of the Commonwealth which had taken place on 15 December 1575.

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