Battle of Kokenhausen

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The Battle of Kokenhausen was a 1601 clash during the Polish–Swedish conflicts in which the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth won a notable victory over Swedish forces, showcasing the effectiveness of its famed winged hussars.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Kokenhausen canonical 2
Battle of Kokenhausen (1601) 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Koknese ⓘ
armedForce Polish–Lithuanian hussars ⓘ
Swedish cavalry ⓘ
Swedish infantry ⓘ
belligerent Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
campaign Livonian campaign of the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611) ⓘ
category Battles involving Lithuania ⓘ
Battles involving Poland ⓘ
Battles involving Sweden ⓘ
Battles of the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611) ⓘ
chronologicalOrder one of the early major battles of the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611) ⓘ
chronology fought during the reign of Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
combatant1 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
combatant2 Sweden ⓘ
commander Arvid Stålarm ⓘ
Carl Gyllenhielm ⓘ
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz ⓘ
conflict Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611) ⓘ
consequence demonstrated superiority of Polish–Lithuanian heavy cavalry ⓘ
strengthened Polish–Lithuanian position in Livonia ⓘ
date 1601-06-23 ⓘ
era early 17th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Duchy of Livonia ⓘ
involvedUnitType artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
winged hussars ⓘ
location Kokenhausen ⓘ
Koknese ⓘ
linked to: Jekabpils

Livonia ⓘ
monarchInvolved Sigismund III Vasa (as king of Poland and Sweden) ⓘ
linked to: Sigismund III Vasa
notableFor decisive victory of Polish–Lithuanian cavalry over Swedish forces ⓘ
effectiveness of Polish–Lithuanian winged hussars ⓘ
partOf Polish–Swedish wars ⓘ
presentDayLocation Latvia ⓘ
result Polish–Lithuanian victory ⓘ
side1Strength smaller Polish–Lithuanian force ⓘ
side2Strength larger Swedish force ⓘ
siegeRelated relief of the Swedish siege of Kokenhausen ⓘ
strategicObjective relieve the besieged Polish–Lithuanian garrison at Kokenhausen ⓘ
tacticalOutcome encirclement and rout of Swedish army ⓘ
theatreOfWar Baltic region ⓘ
linked to: Baltic provinces
typeOfWarfare early modern warfare ⓘ
year 1601 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Polish–Swedish wars → hasMajorBattle → Battle of Kokenhausen ⓘ
Kokenhausen → knownFor → Battle of Kokenhausen ⓘ
Kokenhausen → siteOf → Battle of Kokenhausen (1601) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Kokenhausen