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
Date17 September 1605
Location
Kircholm, present-day Salaspils, Latvia
Result Polish-Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Poland–Lithuania Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
Jan Piotr Sapieha		 Charles IX
Anders Lennartsson †
Strength
3,600, 5 guns 10,868, 11 guns
Casualties and losses
300 killed or wounded c. 8,000 killed, wounded, or captured

The Battle of Kircholm took place during the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611), on 17 September 1605 near Kircholm, now Salaspils in Latvia. A Swedish expedition was besieging Riga, but was defeated by a smaller Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth relief force and abandoned the attempt.


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