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The Battle of Warsaw (German: Schlacht von Warschau; Polish: Bitwa pod Warszawą; Swedish: Tredagarsslaget vid Warschau) took place near Warsaw on July 28–July 30 [O.S. July 18–20] 1656, between the armies of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden and Brandenburg.
On 28–30 July, a combined Brandenburgian-Swedish army was able to defeat the Polish–Lithuanian army in the Battle of Warsaw, [20] [25] forcing John II Casimir to retreat to Lublin. In August, Alexis' army took Livonian Kokenhausen (Koknese), laid siege to Riga and Dorpat (Tartu) and raided Estonia, Ingria and Kexholm .
Warsaw was being defended by Arvid Wittenberg with 2,000 soldiers, as the main Swedish army was busy besieging Gdańsk. Wittenberg capitulated on July 1, 1656. Battle of Warsaw in 1656. Already in late 1655, Charles Gustav realized that it would be impossible for him to control the Commonwealth.
Battle of Warka (April 7, 1656) Siege of Warsaw (1656), Warsaw retaken by Poles from Swedes on June 30, 1656; Battle of Warsaw (1656), battle outside the city on July 18–20, 1656; Battle of Warsaw (1705), fought on July 31, during the Great Northern War; Battle of Praga (1705), fought on 25 October, during the Polish–Swedish War (1701–1706)
In late April 1656, Poles and Lithuanians began the siege, with the purpose of recapturing their capital. They were successful, but later lost the city for a second time after a battle held on July 28–30, 1656 (see Battle of Warsaw (1656) ).
The Russo-Polish War of 1654–1667, also called the Thirteen Years' War, [7] Muscovite War of 1654–1667 [8] and the First Northern War, [7] was a major conflict between the Tsardom of Russia and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Battle of Radom (1656) Battle of Gołąb; April 1 – Lwów Oath: John II Casimir Vasa, King of Poland, crowns the Black Madonna of Częstochowa as Queen and Protector of Poland in the cathedral of Lwów after the miraculous saving of the Jasna Góra Monastery during the Deluge, an event which changed the course of the Second Northern War ...
The camp was also guarding a wooden bridge over the Vistula prior to the battle of Zakroczym and served as the main supply depot of the Swedish army during the battle of Warsaw of July 1656. After the Swedish defeat the fort was demolished in 1660 and the area remained unfortified for roughly 150 years.