battle, early modern

Battle of Matwy

Name: Battle of Matwy
Location: Mątwy, Poland

Battle of Matwy was a battle fought in 1666 at Mątwy, in what is now Poland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Mątwy. It was part of Lubomirski's Rokosz. The recorded result: Rebel victory. Recorded strength: 20,000 against 15,000.

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Fought1666

WhereMątwy, Poland52.755N, 18.255E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRebel victory

BelligerentsRoyal ArmyagainstRebels

Casualties and lossesApproximately 4,000andAround 200

Part ofLubomirski's Rokosz

Record

Date	1666 (year precision)
Place	Mątwy, Poland 52.755N, 18.255E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	20,000	15,000
Casualties and losses	Approximately 4,000	Around 200
Commanders	Stanisław Rewera Potocki John Sobieski Michał Kazimierz Pac

Placed at Mątwy; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Krzywosądz 1863, 23 km E
Battle of Płowce 1331, 30 km SE
Battle of Łabiszyn 1794, 32 km NW
I Battle of Nowa Wieś 1863, 32 km SE
Second Battle of Nowa Wieś 1863, 32 km SE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Częstochową (1665) 1665

Elsewhere in 1666

Four Days' Battle United Kingdom
St. James's Day Battle United Kingdom
Holmes's Bonfire Netherlands
Battle of Ścianą Ukraine
Battle of Rullion Green United Kingdom

Battle of Matwy 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 Q11688208, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mątwy, revision 1385310499, 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.