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Battle of Kircholm

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Battle of Kircholm
Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611)

Battle of Kircholm by Peter Snayers, 1620s
Date27 September [O.S. 17 September] 1605
Location
Kircholm, present-day Salaspils, Latvia
Result Polish-Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Poland–Lithuania
Courland Duchy of Courland		 Sweden Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Jan Karol Chodkiewicz Sweden Charles IX
Strength

3,600:[1]

1,000 infantry
2,600 cavalry
5 cannons

10,868:[1]

2,500 cavalry
8,368 infantry
11 cannons
Casualties and losses
100 killed
200 wounded[2]		 5,500[3]–8,000 killed and wounded[4]

The Battle of Kircholm (Lithuanian: Salaspilio mūšis; Polish: Bitwa pod Kircholmem; Swedish: Slaget vid Kirkholm; 27 September [O.S. 17 September] 1605) was one of the major battles in the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–1611. The battle was decided in 20 minutes by a devastating charge of Polish-Lithuanian cavalry, including the Winged Hussars.[5] The battle ended in a decisive victory of the Polish-Lithuanian forces, and is remembered as one of the greatest triumphs of Commonwealth cavalry.

  1. ^ a b Frost 2000, p. 64.
  2. ^ Frost 2000, p. 65.
  3. ^ Sundberg 2002, pp. 105–106.
  4. ^ Barkman 1939.
  5. ^ Brzezinski & Vukšić 2006, p. 50.

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