Siege_of_Danzig_(1655–1660)

Siege of Danzig (1655–1660)

Siege of Danzig (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 which has made little ground surrendered.

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Chronology

  • 1655
    • Swedish naval forces blocked Danzig's harbor – trade was suspended.
    • Swedish land forces capture the fortress Danziger Haupt (Głowa Gdańska, Danzig 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 Danziger Haupt.
  • 1659, 22 December – Swedish garrison of the fortress Danziger Haupt 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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