Siege of Danzig (1655–1660)

Siege of Danzig (1655–1660)
	Part of the Second Northern War and Deluge
	; Map of Europe at around that time.
Date	1655–1660
Location	Danzig
Result	Polish-Lithuanian-Dutch victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Charles X Gustav of Sweden; Lorens von der Linde	Adrian von der Linde

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.

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[]

http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/eceurope/danzig15571660.html

Further reading[]

"Dzieje Gdańska", Edmund Cieślak, Czesław Biernat. Wydawnictwo Morskie Gdańsk, 1969

Coordinates: 54°22′00″N 18°38′00″E / 54.366667°N 18.633333°E / 54.366667; 18.633333

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