646:, which pushed the Polish forces back. Koniecpolski responded with a counterattack, and the Swedes retreated to the camp; Koniecpolski however was too cautious to attack it. For a while, both armies were at a stalemate, with neither willing to advance and engage the opponent; eventually Koniecpolski begun to pull his forces back through the levee to his own camp. The Swedes charged the withdrawing Poles, and were able to disorganize the Polish cavalry, inflicting painful casualties (about 200-300) before being stopped by Polish infantry. Komiecpolski's horse was wounded and captured by the Swedes, which led them to suspect the Polish commander died. Thus Gustav II Adolf prepared a major assault for the following day.
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combat. This proved to be a major success, significantly responsible for the
Swedish victory on the first day; this was particularly notable, as it marked the first time that the Swedish cavalry was able to take on the Polish cavalry, renowned at the time as the "best cavalry in Europe" according to
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light cavalry, 3,000 infantry (including 2,000 German mercenaries), and 300 artillery personnel. The Swedes were 10,100 strong, including about 6,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry. The Swedes had also a significant advantage in artillery. Gustavus
Adolphus arranged his cavalry into three groups: right
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Koniecpolski and Gustav II Adolf desired a major battle. Koniecpolski needed to reduce the Swedes' strength, as their current numerical superiority made it difficult for his army to contain them; Gustav II Adolf meanwhile heard rumors of possible reinforcements for Koniecpolski arriving, and
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the battle ended with a Polish victory, but it was still a draw since the first day of the battle ended with a swedish victory. But as the Poles prevented the Swedes from achieving their aim, and stopped the Swedes from taking more aggressive actions by taking advantage of their numerical
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reinforced his units, attacking the Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth in Pomerania. Polish forces, commanded by hetman Koniecpolski, numbered under 15,000. In the summer of 1627 Koniecpolski decided to advance to the major port of Pomerania,
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Gustavus Adolphus received would put him in bed until autumn, and his right arm was weakened with some fingers partially paralyzed. Until 1628 both sides would focus on consolidating their position without any major actions.
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passing through it. The Swedes were gathered south of Tczew; Poles - north of it. Gustavus
Adolphus planned to provoke the Poles to charge through the levee, and break them with artillery and infantry fire.
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On the morning of 8 August the Swedes began shelling the Polish positions and their artillery advantage resulted in a steady retreat of the Polish forces from their advance positions near the village of
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superiority. The time gained also allowed Danzig to finish the construction of fortifications, which would be ready in spring of 1628. Overall, the campaign of 1627, ending with the
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536:. Gustavus Adolphus was wounded in the battle, which ended inconclusively. Fighting in Prussia ended in a stalemate for that year, and would not resume until 1628.
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The field of battle consisted primarily of swamp of the
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167:Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
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969:Podhorodecki, Leszek (1978).
493:Livonian campaign (1626–1629)
357:Prussian campaign (1626–1629)
523:Polish–Swedish War (1626–29)
126:Polish–Swedish War (1626–29)
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406:Armed operations in 1627
365:Armed operations in 1626
664:strategic point of view
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264:Stanisław Koniecpolski
251:Commanders and leaders
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633:(Mottlau), with two
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1006:Military of Prussia
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