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Siege of Toruń

Siege of Toruń was a siege conducted on 2 July 1658 at Toruń, in what is now Poland; it lasted 6 months. It was part of Deluge, which ran from 1655 to 1660. The recorded result: Polish-Austrian victory.

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Thorn mit Anno 1658 erlittener Belagerung [G. Bodenehr]
Thorn mit Anno 1658 erlittener Belagerung [G. Bodenehr]. G.Bodenehr ?, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 July 1658lasted 6 months
WhereToruń, Poland53.011N, 18.607E
OutcomePolish-Austrian victory
BelligerentsPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; 23px Holy Roman Empire; Margraviate of Brandenburgagainst23px Swedish Empire
Casualties and losses1,800 killedand1,200 killed
Part ofDeluge1655 to 1660

Where it sits in Deluge

Battle of Wojnicz, 1655Battle of Kościanem (1655), 1655Siege of Jasna Góra, 1655Battle of Krosno, 1655Battle of Warsaw, 1656Battle of Gołąb, 1656Siege of Warsaw, 1656Battle of Sandomierz, 1656Siege of Zamość, 1656Battle of Jarosław, 1656Battle of Baranów Sandomierski, 1656Battle of Kozienice, 1656Battle of Warka, 1656Battle of Lubrze, 1656Battle of Filipów, 1656Capture of Warsaw (1657), 1657Battle of Skałat, 1657Battle of Szkudy, 1658Siege of Toruń, 165816551658Siege of Toruń, 1658
19 placed engagements of Deluge in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 July 1658
to 30 December 1658
PlaceToruń, Poland
53.011N, 18.607E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength18,700 Polish soldiers (including about 500 Tatars); 4,600 Imperial soldiers; 40 guns2,420 Swedish soldiers; and several hundred townspeople
Casualties and losses1,800 killed1,200 killed
Commanders
  • Anders Sinclair
  • Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna
Siege of ToruńSiege of ToruńSiege of ThornBattle of KowalewemBattle of KrzywosądzBattle of BydgoszczBattle of BydgoszczBattle of KowalewemBattle of KrzywosądzBattle of BydgoszczWarsawPoznańGrudziądzOlsztynElblągInowrocław100 km53.011N, 18.607E
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Siege of Toruń 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 Q3541237, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Toruń (1658), revision 1375812183, 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.