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Battle of Treiden (1628)

Coordinates: 57°11′00″N 24°51′00″E / 57.18333°N 24.85000°E / 57.18333; 24.85000
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Battle of Treiden
Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629)
DateFebruary 1, 1628
Location
Treiden, Livonia (Turaida, Latvia)
57°11′00″N 24°51′00″E / 57.18333°N 24.85000°E / 57.18333; 24.85000
Result Polish–Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Swedish Empire Swedish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Mikołaj Korff
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Konstanty Zienowicz
Swedish Empire Gustav Horn
Strength
200 infantry
600–700 cavalry
500 infantry
400 cavalry
Casualties and losses
20–40 killed 200–300 killed
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The Battle of Treiden was fought during the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629), between Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Swedish Empire on February 1, 1628. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Mikołaj Korff and Konstanty Zienowicz defeated the Swedish forces commanded by Gustav Horn.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Arvi Korhonen, Hakkapeliittain historia, Tom 2. Söderström, 1939.