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Battle of Łowicz

Battle of Łowicz was a battle fought on 25 August 1656 at Łowicz, in what is now Poland. It was part of Second Northern War, which ran from 1655 to 1660. The recorded result: Polish-Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 cavalry (4,000 Poles, 2,000 Tatars) against 1,500 cavalry.

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Fought25 August 1656
WhereŁowicz, Poland52.100N, 19.933E
OutcomePolish-Lithuanian victory
BelligerentsPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; 24px Crimean KhanateagainstSwedish Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownand1,470 killed
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 Łowicz, 1656
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Record

Date25 August 1656
PlaceŁowicz, Poland
52.100N, 19.933E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength6,000 cavalry (4,000 Poles, 2,000 Tatars)1,500 cavalry
Casualties and lossesUnknown1,470 killed
Commanders
Battle of ŁowiczBattle of ŁowiczBattles of PrzasnyszBattle of BolimówBattle of MrogąSiege of SochaczewBattle of Wola CyrusowaBattle of MrogąSiege of SochaczewBattle of Wola CyrusowaŁódźBydgoszczLublinKielceInowrocław100 km52.100N, 19.933E
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Battle of Łowicz 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 Q1033722, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Łowicz, revision 1374783195, 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.