Battle of Skuodas (1658)

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Battle of Skuodas
Part of The Deluge
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Field Marshal Robert Douglas
DateMay 18, 1658
Location
Lithuania
Result Indecisive [1]
Belligerents
Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Kingdom of Sweden Choragiew krolewska krola Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders and leaders
Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge Choragiew krolewska krola Zygmunta III Wazy.svg Samuel Komorowski

During the Swedish Deluge on May 18, 1658 near Skuodas, the Hussar Captain Samuel Komorowski fought the unresolved battle against the army of Field Marshal Robert Douglas, who was forced to resign from the attack on Samogitia. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Leszek., Podhorodecki (1985). Rapier i koncerz : z dziejów wojen polsko-szwedzkich (Wyd. 1 ed.). Warszawa: Książka i Wiedza. ISBN   830511452X. OCLC   16676359.
  2. ↑ Leszek., Podhorodecki (1985). Rapier i koncerz : z dziejów wojen polsko-szwedzkich (Wyd. 1 ed.). Warszawa: Książka i Wiedza. ISBN   830511452X. OCLC   16676359.

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