Siege of Gdańsk (1655–1660)
| Siege of Gdańsk (1655–1660) | |||||||
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| Part of the Northern War of 1655–1660 and Deluge | |||||||
Map of Europe at around that time. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Swedish Empire |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Dutch Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Charles X Gustav Lorens von der Linde | Adrian von der Linde | ||||||
The siege of Gdańsk took place between 1655 and 1660 when a Swedish force tried to capture this important Baltic Sea port city from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Second Northern War. After 5 years of fighting around Danzig (Gdańsk), the Swedish force which has made little ground surrendered.