Swedish invasion of Poland (1701–1706)
| Swedish invasion of Poland (1701–1706) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||||
The Battle of Düna, the first major battle of the Swedish invasion | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Swedish Empire Stanisław's faction |
Electorate of Saxony Poland–Lithuania Tsardom of Russia Cossack Hetmanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Charles XII Arvid Horn Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld Magnus Stenbock Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt Frederick IV † Duke Charles Stanisław I Leszczyński Józef Potocki |
Augustus II Heinrich Flemming Otto Arnold von Paykull (POW) Matthias Schulenburg Peter I Aleksandr Menshikov Boris Sheremetev Ivan Mazepa Ayuka Khan | ||||||||
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In 1701: 24,000 men In 1705: 40,000 men |
In 1701: 38,000 men In 1705: 120,000 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 14,785 combat casualties | 70,824 combat casualties | ||||||||
The Swedish invasion of Poland (1701–1706), also known as Charles XII's invasion of Poland or the Polish front of the Great Northern War, was a conflict in eastern Europe overshadowed by the ongoing Great Northern War fought between the Swedish Empire against the Russian Empire, Denmark-Norway, Saxony and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Polish front was a major part of the greater conflict, and it included some decisive battles in favor of the Swedes that contributed to the length of the war (21 years).