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Battle of Warka

Battle of Warka was a battle fought on 7 April 1656 at Warka, in what is now Poland. It was part of Deluge, which ran from 1655 to 1660. The recorded result: Polish-Lithuanian victory. Recorded strength: 2,200–2,500 against Around 6,000–7,500.

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Battle of Warka
Franciszek Smuglewicz, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought7 April 1656
WhereWarka, Poland51.783N, 21.200E
OutcomePolish-Lithuanian victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Casualties and losses400 killed and captured; 2,000 killed and wounded; 200 capturedand100 killed; 100 wounded
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, 165816551658Battle of Warka, 1656
19 placed engagements of Deluge in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date7 April 1656
PlaceWarka, Poland
51.783N, 21.200E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength2,200–2,500Around 6,000–7,500
Casualties and losses400 killed and captured; 2,000 killed and wounded; 200 captured100 killed; 100 wounded
Commanders
  • Frederick VI of Baden-Durlach
Battle of WarkaBattle of WarkaBattle of StudziankiBattle of Nowa WieśBattle of MaciejowiceBattle of Laski and AnielinBattle of RaszynBattle of Laski and AnielinBattle of RaszynBrestŁódźLublinKielce100 km51.783N, 21.200E
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Battle of Warka 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 Q721676, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Warka, revision 1370593266, 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.