Siege of Danzig (1655–1660)
Siege in 1655–1660
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The siege of Danzig took place between 1655 and 1660 when a Swedish force tried to capture this important Baltic Sea port city from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Second Northern War. After 5 years of fighting around Danzig (Gdańsk), the Swedish force, having made little progress, surrendered.
| Siege of Danzig (1655–1660) | |||||||
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| Part of the Northern War of 1655–1660 and Deluge | |||||||
Map of Europe at around that time. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Swedish Empire |
 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Dutch Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Charles X Gustav Lorens von der Linde |
Adrian von der Linde | ||||||
Chronology
- 1655
- Swedish naval forces blocked Danzig's harbor – trade was suspended.
- Swedish land forces capture the fortress Danziger Haupt (Głowa Gdańska, Gdańsk Head) – very important water gate on Vistula River
- 1656, July – Dutch naval forces comes to Gdańsk Bay and unblock Danzig's harbor.
- 1656, September – Treaty of Elbing: siege lifted due to Dutch intervention
- 1659, 26 October – Poles defeated the Swedes in a skirmish near Gdańsk Head.
- 1659, 22 December – Swedish garrison of the fortress Gdańsk Head capitulated.
- 1660, May – Treaty of Oliva was signed. End of war.
Danzig all of that time was unconquered and remain loyal to Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
References
Further reading
- "Dzieje Gdańska", Edmund Cieślak, Czesław Biernat. Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdańsk, 1969
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