| Battle of Punitz | |||||||
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| Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sweden | Saxony | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Charles XII | Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000 cavalry | 4,900 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 300 killed or wounded | 500 killed, wounded or captured 1 gun |
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The Battle of Punitz took place on October 28, 1704 in Punitz (Poniec), Poland, during the Great Northern War. The Swedish Army under Charles XII unsuccessfully tried to dislodge the Saxon Army under Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg through several cavalry charges. The Saxons had deployed in a massive square formation near the village of Janitz, west of Punitz.