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Siege of Zamość

Siege of Zamość was a siege conducted on 25 February 1656 at Zamość, in what is now Poland; it lasted 5 days. It was part of Deluge, which ran from 1655 to 1660. The recorded result: Polish–Lithuanian victory.

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Plan of Zamosc Fortress from mid-17th centuryPlan Twierdzy Zamość z drugiej połowy XVII w.
Plan of Zamosc Fortress from mid-17th centuryPlan Twierdzy Zamość z drugiej połowy XVII w.. Stanisław Jabłonowski. Uploaded to pl wiki in February 2007 by Wikipedysta:Gladius, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought25 February 1656lasted 5 days
WhereZamość, Poland50.723N, 23.252E
OutcomePolish–Lithuanian victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Casualties and lossesLightandLight
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 Zamość, 1656
19 placed engagements of Deluge in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 February 1656
to 1 March 1656
PlaceZamość, Poland
50.723N, 23.252E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeSwedish retreat
Casualties and lossesLightLight
Commanders
  • Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge
  • Jan Zamoyski (1627–1665)
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Siege of Zamość 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 Q55648627, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Zamość, revision 1370746564, 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.