Battle of Wojnicz

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Battle of Wojnicz

Date	September 3, 1655
Location	Wojnicz
Result	Swedish victory

Belligerents

Swedish

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Commanders

Charles X Gustav

Field Crown Hetman Stanisław Lanckoroński

Great Crown Hetman Stanisław Rewera Potocki

Strength

3 600 - 5 700

6 300 - 8 000

v • d • e The Deluge

Ujście – Sobota – Żarnów – 1st Kraków – Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki – Wojnicz – Jasna Góra – Gołąb – Zamość – Sandomierz – Warka – Kłecko – 1st Warsaw – Kcynia – 2nd Warsaw – Lubcz – 2nd Kraków – Prostki – Filipów – Chojnice –Czarny Ostrów –Tykocin - Toruń – Magierów – Grudziądz – Als – Kolding – Nyborg

The Battle of Wojnicz was fought on September 3, 1655 between forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth commanded by Field Crown Hetman Stanisław Lanckoroński and Great Crown Hetman Stanisław Rewera Potocki on one side, and on the other Swedish forces commanded by Charles X Gustav. Swedish victory.

[edit] Swedish units

1. Kungliga hästgardet (400) or Müllers Reiter
2. Smålands Reiter (800)
3. Wittenbergs Reiter (600)
4. Dismounted Dragoon (Berndes Dragoon)and Commanded Musketeers (?) (700)
5. Yxkulls Reiter (550)
6. Sulzbachs Reiter (650)
7. Böddekers Reiter (550)
8. Pretlachs Reiter (850)
9. Ridderhielms Reiter (600)

[edit] Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth units

A. Lanckoronski - 2,600 kosack (pancerni) cavalry B. Wisniowiecki - 400 hussars and C. Koniecpolski - 2,600 kosack cavalry D. Denhoff - 460 dismounted dragoon in a fortified camp

Hussars -