What the records say
- When
- 8 Oct 1656
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 53.70° N, 22.43° E
- Description
- 1656 battle
Battle of Prostki
Battle in the Second Northern War
The Battle of Prostki was fought near Prostki, Duchy of Prussia on October 8, 1656, between forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and allied Crimean Tatars commanded by hetman Wincenty Gosiewski on one side, and on the other allied Swedish and Brandenburg forces commanded by Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck, reinforced by the cavalry of Prince Bogusław Radziwiłł.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “première guerre du Nord : victoire de Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski avec lituaniens submergea une force suédo-brandebourgeoise lors de la bataille de Prostken dans…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Простках”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page