Battle of Wallhof

Battle of Wallhof
Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629)
Date17 January 1626
Location
Valle, Latvia (German: Wallhof), (present-day Valle Parish, Bauska Municipality, Latvia)
56°31′00″N 24°44′00″E / 56.51667°N 24.73333°E / 56.51667; 24.73333
Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders and leaders
Gustavus Adolphus Jan Stanisław Sapieha
Strength
2,800 infantry,
2,100 cavalry,
6 cannons		 Between 2,000 and 7,000 men (infantry & cavalry)
5 cannons
Casualties and losses
Very light, some sources claim not a single man dead or missing 1,000 killed or wounded
150 men captured along with 3 cannons

Battle of Wallhof (Latvian: Valles kauja, also known as Battle of Walmojza) was fought between Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on 17 January 1626.

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