Battle of Walk

Part of Second Northern War

Date	July 8, 1657
Location	Walk, Swedish Livonia
Result	Decisive Swedish victory

Belligerents

Swedish Empire

Tsardom of Russia

Commanders and leaders

Friedrich von Löwen

Matvej Sjeremetjev †

Strength

3,300 men^[1]

8,000 men^[1]

Casualties and losses

light^[1]

1,500 killed and wounded^[1]

Russo-Swedish War (1656–58)

Nöteborg (1656) Nyenschantz (1656) Dyneburg (1656) Kokenhusen (1656) Riga (1656) Dorpat (1656) Walk (1657) Gdov (1657)

Second Northern War

Theaters

"Swedish Deluge" Russo-Swedish (1656–58) Pomerania Dano-Swedish (1657–58) Dano-Swedish (1658–60) Norway Peach Tree War

Battles

Ujście Danzig Sobota Żarnów 1st Cracow Nowy Dwór Wojnicz Krosno Jasna Góra Radom Gołąb Jarosław Nisko Zamość Sandomierz Warka Kłecko 1st Warsaw Kcynia Tykocin 2nd Warsaw Dyneburg Kokenhusen Riga Łowicz Lubrze 2nd Cracow Prostki/Prostken Filipów Chojnice Walk Magierów Czarny Ostrów Skałat March across the Belts Toruń Kolding Szkudy Copenhagen Sound Ebeltoft Grudziądz Nyborg

Treaties

The Battle of Walk on July 8, 1657 between forces of Sweden commanded by Friedrich von Löwen on one side, and on the other Russian forces commanded by Matvej Sjeremetjev. Swedish forces won the battle.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Claes Göran Isacson, "Karl X Gustavs krig" (2002) Lund, Historiska media. pp. 84. ISBN 91-89442-57-1