Battle of Kroppenhof

The Battle of Kroppenhof was fought during the Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625), between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Swedish Empire on November 28, 1621. Polish-Lithuanian forces under the command of Aleksander Gosiewski defeated the Swedish forces commanded by Samuel Cockburn.

Battle of Kroppenhof
Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625)
DateNovember 28, 1621
Location
Kroppenhof, Livonia (Latvia)
Result Polish–Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Swedish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Aleksander Gosiewski Samuel Cockburn
Strength
500-600 men 850 men
Casualties and losses
very few 280 killed
7 banners

References
  • (in Polish)
  • Jan Kunowski, Ekspedycja Inflantska 1621 Roku, w opracowaniu Wojciecha Walczaka i Karola Łopateckiego, Białystok 2007
  • Sveriges krig 1611-1632, Bd II „Polska Kriget” Appendix II, Stockholm 1936
  • Barkman Bertil C., Lundkvist Sven, Kungl. Svea Livgardes historia III:1, Stockholm 1936

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