Battle of Kircholm

Battle of Kircholm
	Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611)
	; Battle of Kircholm by Peter Snayers, 1620s
Date	27 September [O.S. 17 September] 1605
Location	Kircholm, present-day Salaspils, Latvia
Result	Polish-Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Poland–Lithuania; Duchy of Courland	Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz; Jan Piotr Sapieha	Charles IX
Strength
3,600:; 1,000 infantry; 2,600 cavalry; 5 cannons	10,868:; 2,500 cavalry ; 8,368 infantry ; 11 cannons
Casualties and losses
100 killed; 200 wounded	5,500–8,000 losses

56°50′55″N 24°20′53″E / 56.84861°N 24.34806°E / 56.84861; 24.34806

The Battle of Kircholm (Lithuanian: Salaspilio mūšis; Polish: Bitwa pod Kircholmem; Swedish: Slaget vid Kirkholm; 27 September [O.S. 17 September] 1605) was one of the major battles in the Polish–Swedish War of 1600–1611. The battle was decided in 20 minutes by a devastating charge of Polish-Lithuanian cavalry, including the Winged Hussars. The battle ended in a decisive victory of the Polish-Lithuanian forces, and is remembered as one of the greatest triumphs of Commonwealth cavalry.