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Battle of Kłecko

Battle of Kłecko was a battle fought in 1656 at Kłecko, in what is now Poland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Kłecko. It was part of Second Northern War, which ran from 1655 to 1660. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: 7,000 against 12,000.

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Battle of Kłecko (known also as battle of Gniezno)
Battle of Kłecko (known also as battle of Gniezno). Johann Philipp Lemke, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1656
WhereKłecko, Poland52.633N, 17.433E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSwedish victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstPolish–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 Kłecko, 1656
28 placed engagements of Second Northern War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1656 (year precision)
PlaceKłecko, Poland
52.633N, 17.433E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength7,00012,000
Casualties and lossesCarl Gustaf Wrangel: 100 killed and wounded; 428 killedStefan Czarniecki: 70 dead and wounded; 130 killed; John Thurloe: 600 killed on spot, 1,400 in pursuit; von Pufendorf: 600 killed on spot, 2,500 in pursuit
Commanders
Battle of KłeckoBattle of KłeckoBattle of PobiedziskaBattle of KcyniaSiege of PoznańCapture of PoznanBattle of PoznańBattle of PobiedziskaBattle of KcyniaSiege of PoznańBattle of PoznańŁódźBydgoszczZielona GóraGrudziądzInowrocław100 km52.633N, 17.433E
Placed at Kłecko; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Kłecko 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 Q4871509, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kłecko, revision 1370446687, 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.