What the records say
- When
- 23 Mar 1609 – 24 Mar 1609
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 57.76° N, 24.35° E
- Description
- 1609 battle
Battle of Salis
1609 battle
The Battle of Salis took place during the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611) during the night of March 23–24, 1609. After the capture of Pärnu, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, commander of the Lithuanian army, moved towards Riga, which was besieged by the Swedes under the command of Joachim Frederick von Mansfeld. Along the way, Chodkiewicz saw a chance to destroy the Swedish squadron based in the Salis port which blocked Riga.
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