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Siege of Danzig

Siege of Danzig was a siege conducted in 1655 at Gdańsk, in what is now Poland; it lasted about 5 years. It was part of Second Northern War, which ran from 1655 to 1660. The recorded result: Polish-Lithuanian-Dutch victory.

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Siege of Danzig
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Fought1655lasted about 5 years
WhereGdańsk, Poland54.367N, 18.633E
OutcomePolish-Lithuanian-Dutch victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Dutch Republic
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, 165916551659Siege of Danzig, 1655
28 placed engagements of Second Northern War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1655 (year precision)
to 1660
PlaceGdańsk, Poland
54.367N, 18.633E
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
  • Adrian von der Linde
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 1577 and 1939.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1655

Siege of Danzig 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 Q582029, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Danzig (1655–1660), revision 1383243987, 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.