Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625)
| Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Polish–Swedish wars | |||||||||
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Swedish Empire | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Gustavus Adolphus Samuel Cockburn Gustav Horn |
Sigismund III Aleksander Korwin Gosiewski | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Polish–Swedish War of 1621 to 1625 was a war in a long-running series of conflicts between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Swedish Empire. It began with a Swedish invasion of the Polish–Lithuanian fiefdom Livonia. Swedish forces succeeded in taking the city of Riga after a siege. The Commonwealth, focused on a war with the Ottoman Empire (such as the battles of Cecora and Chocim), was unable to send significant forces to stop Gustav Adolf, and signed a truce favorable to Sweden. The Commonwealth ceded Livonia north of the Dvina (Düna) river, and retained only nominal control over Riga. The new truce in Mitau (Jelgava, Mitawa) was signed and lasted from November 1622 to March 1625.