What the records say
- When
- 26 May 1703 – 14 Oct 1703
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 53.02° N, 18.62° E
- Description
- 1703 siege
Siege of Thorn (1703)
Siege of the Great Northern War
The siege of Thorn was set during the Great Northern War, between Sweden and Saxony from 26 May – 14 October 1703 (N.S.?). The Swedish army was commanded by Charles XII of Sweden and the Saxon by General von Kanitz. The siege ended with a victory for Sweden, and the whole garrison surrendered to the Swedes. Following the capture of Thorn, the city was forced to pay some 100,000 reichsthaler.
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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 at the Siege of Thorn”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Großen Nordischen Krieg erreicht ein schwedisches Heer die Weichsel bei Thorn und beginnt die Belagerung der Stadt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page