Battle of Honigfeld

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The Battle of Honigfeld, better known as the Battle of Trzciana (1629), was a major clash in the Polish–Swedish War where Polish–Lithuanian hussars and their allies dealt a significant defeat to Swedish forces under King Gustavus Adolphus.

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Battle of Honigfeld canonical 1
Battle of Honigfelde 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alliedLeader Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg ⓘ
Stanisław Koniecpolski ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Trzciana ⓘ
Battle of Trzcianka ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Trzciana
belligerent Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
casualties heavy Swedish casualties ⓘ
light to moderate Polish–Imperial casualties ⓘ
commander Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg ⓘ
Stanisław Koniecpolski ⓘ
conflict Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629) ⓘ
countryAtTime Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
date 1629-06-25 ⓘ
era Early Modern period ⓘ
followedBy Truce of Altmark (1629) ⓘ
linked to: Truce of Altmark
front Polish–Swedish front in the Baltic region ⓘ
historicalPeriod 17th century ⓘ
involvedUnit Imperial cavalry ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian hussars ⓘ
Swedish cavalry ⓘ
kingPresent Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
location Poland ⓘ
near Trzciana, Royal Prussia ⓘ
notableFor defeat of Swedish cavalry by Polish hussars ⓘ
near capture of Gustavus Adolphus ⓘ
opponentLeader Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden ⓘ
outcome Swedish forces forced to retreat ⓘ
partOf Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629) ⓘ
precededBy earlier engagements of the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629) ⓘ
region Royal Prussia ⓘ
relatedTo Gustavus Adolphus ⓘ
Polish hussars ⓘ
Stanisław Koniecpolski ⓘ
result Polish–Imperial victory ⓘ
significance demonstrated effectiveness of Polish hussar cavalry against Swedish forces ⓘ
strategicContext struggle for control of Royal Prussia ⓘ
tacticalSituation Polish hussar charge decisive ⓘ
cavalry engagement ⓘ
typeOfWarfare early modern cavalry warfare ⓘ
weaponUsed firearms ⓘ
lances of Polish hussars ⓘ
year 1629 ⓘ

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Battle of Trzciana → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Honigfeld ⓘ
Battle of Trzciana → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Honigfelde ⓘ
subject linked to: Trzciana
linked to: Battle of Honigfeld