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Gosiewski sent a letter to Frederick Wilhelm, urging him to abandon the Swedes. The Great Elector rejected this, which resulted in widespread looting and destruction of the southeastern corner of the Duchy of Prussia, together with the neighboring Polish counties of Wizna and
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When the main
Lithuanian force attacked the Prussians, Waldeck ordered his troops to return behind the river. Gosiewski attacked the Prussians, forcing them to retreat. Meanwhile, the Tatars crossed the Elk and attacked the camp. Soon afterwards they were joined by the Lithuanians. The unit of
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Radziwiłł was completely destroyed, while Radziwiłł himself was captured. Prince Waldeck, with 500 soldiers, managed to escape, as the Tatars and the Lithuanians were too busy looting the Prussian camp. Altogether, the battle lasted approximately five hours.
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931:Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck
850:Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck
217:Brandenburgers losses are unknown
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521:Dano-Swedish (1657–1658)
738:March Across the Belts
442:Transylvanian campaign
139:Commanders and leaders
64:(present-day Prostki,
1108:53.69889°N 22.43278°E
210:Casualties and losses
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219:9 artillery pieces
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1126:Categories
1099:22°25′58″E
1096:53°41′56″N
987:References
860:Background
819:Ełk County
817:(today in
768:Copenhagen
693:2nd Cracow
673:Kokenhusen
663:2nd Warsaw
648:1st Warsaw
633:Sandomierz
603:Jasna Góra
583:1st Cracow
541:New Sweden
422:2nd Kraków
377:2nd Warsaw
362:1st Warsaw
342:Sandomierz
312:Jasna Góra
292:1st Kraków
260:The Deluge
66:Ełk County
978:Aftermath
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588:Nowy Dwór
516:Pomerania
437:Grudziądz
347:Kozienice
1079:, 2006.
947:Prostken
943:dragoons
811:Prostken
790:Treaties
773:Ebeltoft
718:Magierów
708:Chojnice
668:Dyneburg
618:Jarosław
546:Courland
498:Theaters
407:Magierów
402:Chojnice
332:Jarosław
195:Strength
57:Prostken
52:Location
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939:reiters
926:(Ełk).
842:Swedish
807:Prostki
763:Rödsund
758:Kolding
703:Filipów
658:Tykocin
593:Wojnicz
557:Battles
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392:Prostki
372:Tykocin
302:Wojnicz
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748:Szkudy
728:Skałat
688:Lubrze
683:Łowicz
653:Kcynia
643:Kłecko
628:Zamość
598:Krosno
578:Żarnów
573:Sobota
568:Danzig
563:Ujście
551:Africa
531:Norway
417:Skałat
387:Lubrze
382:Łowicz
367:Kcynia
357:Kłecko
327:Zamość
307:Krosno
287:Żarnów
282:Sobota
277:Danzig
272:Ujście
78:Result
70:Poland
29:Deluge
920:Wizna
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912:Narew
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743:Toruń
638:Warka
623:Nisko
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608:Radom
427:Toruń
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337:Nisko
322:Gołąb
317:Radom
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