Atlas of Battles

war, 28 engagements

Battles of Second Northern War

The atlas places 28 engagements of Second Northern War (1655 to 1660): 21 battles, 6 sieges and 1 naval action across 7 present-day countries, most in Poland (17), Latvia (3), Denmark (3).

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Battle of Nowy Dwór MazowieckiSiege of DanzigBattle of ŻarnówBattle of RadomBattle of NiskoBattle of KłeckoBattle of KcyniaBattle of TykocinSiege of DyneburgBattle of ŁowiczBattle of ProstkenBattle of ChojniceSiege of KrakówBattle of WalkBattle of MagierówBattle of Czarny OstrówInvasion of CourlandBattle of GrudziądzBattle of EbeltoftSiege of StettinBattle of UjścieSiege of KrakówBattle of SobotaSiege of RigaBattle of KoldingBattle of NyborgBattle of UjścieSiege of KrakówBattle of SobotaSiege of RigaBattle of KoldingBattle of NyborgBerlinFrankfurtHamburgPragueKøbenhavnMinskVilniusLvivGdańskDresden500 km53.642N, 18.111E
28 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1655: 7 engagements1656: 11 engagements11 in 16561657: 4 engagements1658: 2 engagements1659: 4 engagements16551659
28 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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, 165916551659
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 13 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1655Battle of UjścieUjście, PolandSwedish victory
1655Siege of KrakówKraków, PolandSwedish victory
1655Battle of Nowy Dwór MazowieckiNowy Dwór Mazowiecki, PolandSwedish victory
1655Siege of DanzigGdańsk, PolandPolish-Lithuanian-Dutch victory
1655Battle of SobotaSobota, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
1655Invasion of New SwedenNew Sweden, Delaware, United StatesDutch victory
1655Battle of ŻarnówŻarnów, PolandSwedish victory
1656Battle of RadomRadom, PolandSee Aftermath
1656Battle of NiskoNisko, Poland
1656Battle of KłeckoKłecko, PolandSwedish victory
1 June 1656Battle of KcyniaKcynia, PolandSwedish victory
1656Battle of NöteborgShlisselburg, RussiaSwedish victory
1656Battle of TykocinTykocin, PolandSwedish-Brandenburger victory
18 July 1656Siege of DyneburgDaugavpils, Latvia
21 August 1656Siege of RigaRiga, LatviaSwedish victory
25 August 1656Battle of ŁowiczŁowicz, PolandPolish-Lithuanian victory
8 October 1656Battle of ProstkenEłk, PolandPolish–Lithuanian–Tatar victory
25 December 1656Battle of ChojniceChojnice, PolandSee Aftermath
1 July 1657Siege of KrakówKraków, PolandPolish-Austrian victory
8 July 1657Battle of WalkValga, EstoniaSwedish victory
1657Battle of MagierówMaheriv, UkrainePolish-Lithuanian-Tatar victory
1657Battle of Czarny OstrówChornyi Ostriv, UkrainePolish-Lithuanian-Tatar victory
1658Invasion of CourlandCourland, LatviaSwedish victory
1658Battle of KoldingKolding, Denmark
1659Battle of GrudziądzGrudziądz, PolandPolish–Lithuanian victory
1659Battle of EbeltoftEbeltoft, DenmarkSwedish victory
19 September 1659Siege of StettinSzczecin, PolandSwedish victory
14 November 1659Battle of NyborgNyborg, DenmarkAllied victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Second Northern War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.