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Battle of Chojnice

Battle of Chojnice was a battle fought on 25 December 1656 at Chojnice, in what is now Poland. It was part of Second Northern War, which ran from 1655 to 1660. The recorded result: See Aftermath. Recorded strength: 950 cavalry of vanguard, unknown number of main army against 10,000 cavalry.

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Maria Luisa Królowa Polski i generał Stefan Czarnecki w Chojnicach w 1657 r.
Maria Luisa Królowa Polski i generał Stefan Czarnecki w Chojnicach w 1657 r.. Antoni Orzechowski, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought25 December 1656
WhereChojnice, Poland53.700N, 17.567E
OutcomeSee Aftermath
BelligerentsSwedenagainstPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Part ofSecond Northern War1655 to 1660

Where it sits in Second Northern War

Battle of Ujście, 1655Siege of Kraków, 1655Battle of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, 1655Siege of Danzig, 1655Battle of Sobota, 1655Invasion of New Sweden, 1655Battle of Żarnów, 1655Battle of Radom, 1656Battle of Nisko, 1656Battle of Kłecko, 1656Battle of Kcynia, 1656Battle of Nöteborg, 1656Battle of Tykocin, 1656Siege of Dyneburg, 1656Siege of Riga, 1656Battle of Łowicz, 1656Battle of Prostken, 1656Battle of Chojnice, 1656Siege of Kraków, 1657Battle of Walk, 1657Battle of Magierów, 1657Battle of Czarny Ostrów, 1657Invasion of Courland, 1658Battle of Kolding, 1658Battle of Grudziądz, 1659Battle of Ebeltoft, 1659Siege of Stettin, 1659Battle of Nyborg, 165916551659Battle of Chojnice, 1656
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Record

Date25 December 1656
PlaceChojnice, Poland
53.700N, 17.567E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength950 cavalry of vanguard, unknown number of main army10,000 cavalry
Casualties and lossesPolish accounts: 300 dead, many prisoners and 3 banners taken; Swedish accounts: Very lightSwedish accounts: 3,500 killed and 2,600 horses captured along with 36 banners
Commanders
  • Rutger von Ascheberg
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1454 and 1939.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1656

Battle of Chojnice is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 502 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870737, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Chojnice (1656), revision 1370109038, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.