Battle of Kokenhausen | |||||||
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Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | Sweden | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Krzysztof Mikołaj "the Thunderbolt" Radziwiłł Jan Karol Chodkiewicz | Carl Gyllenhielm | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
300 infantry 2,700 cavalry 9 guns |
900 infantry 4,000 cavalry 17 guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
100–200 dead | 2,000–3,000 dead[1] |
The Battle of Kokenhausen (Kokenhuza, Latvian: Koknese) was a major battle opening the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611). It took place on the 13 June (O.S.) or 23 June (N.S.)[2] 1601 near Koknese (in Baltic German Kokenhausen) in Livonia (now in Latvia). In the battle, Polish forces defeated the Swedish relief force and captured the besieging force, relieving the Polish garrison. The battle is notable as one of the greatest victories of the Polish hussars, who defeated their numerically superior Swedish adversaries.