Battle of Kłecko

The Battle of Kłecko was fought on May 7, 1656, between forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth commanded by Regimentarz Stefan Czarniecki and Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski and a Swedish force commanded by prince Adolf Johan av Pfalz-Zweibrücken. The Polish–Lithuanian force was more than 12,000 strong and consisted mostly of cavalry, while the Swedes numbered around 7,000 artillery, infantry and cavalry. The Swedes achieved a tactical victory in that they escaped destruction by the Poles, who were unable to get to the Swedish army entrenched behind the Welnianka River, and various ditches and swamps. Swedish army lost 428 dead, while the Polish army sustained 70 dead and wounded, 2,000 dead or 3,000 dead, including 40 companions dead.

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1656  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, Sweden, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, 

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Location: 52.6333, 17.4333, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1656 Battle of Kłecko

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1041 Battle of Pobiedziska

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Erik Dahlbergh - Battle of Gnesnam (cca 1657)

Erik Dahlbergh - Battle of Gnesnam (cca 1657)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Battle of Trzemesznie	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1041	Battle of Pobiedziska	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1656	Battle of Kłecko	Sweden, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, battle	Wikidata
site	castle	1390	Wenecji Castle	architectural heritage monument, castle	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Museum of Technology and War Machines	military museum, technology museum, private museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Erik Dahlbergh - Battle of Gnesnam (cca 1657)		Commons
commons	image		Erik Dahlbergh - Battle of Gnesnam (cca 1657)		Commons