Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625)
| Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Polish–Swedish wars | |||||||||
View of Riga 1612, printed by Nikolaus Mollyn, engraved by Heinrich Thum | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Swedish Empire | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Gustavus Adolphus Samuel Cockburn Gustav Horn |
Sigismund III Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski | ||||||||
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| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Polish–Swedish War (1621 to 1625) was one in a series of conflicts between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Sweden during the first half of the 17th century. It began in August 1621, when Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden invaded the Commonwealth territory of Livonia and captured Riga, one of the wealthiest and most important ports in Europe.
With their resources focused on Polish–Ottoman War (1620–1621), the Commonwealth was unable to expel the Swedes. Under the terms of the Truce of Mitawa in November 1622, they ceded Livonia north of the Daugava, while the Swedes also retained Riga.