1. Polish-Swedish Wars

3. Origins Traces its origin to War against Sigismund
Sigismund III King of both PLU and Sweden.
Civil War fought, decided at the Battle of Stangebro
PLU Lost, ended Union with Sweden
Sigismund outnumbered 2-1
Battle fought over two bridges
Duke Charles won a quick victory at one bridge
Moves all forced to the second bridge
Polish cavalry were not used, resulting in a loss
Tried to take back Estonia

4. Military Polish Swedish Confident Undefeated for nearly 100 years
Smallest military to population ratio in Europe
Population outnumbered 10-1
Centralized Government
Obligatory draft for peasants

5. Early Battles PLU Fighting the HRE and Turks over Maldovia
Sweden gains a 3:1 numerical advantage
Poland won some early victories but eventually lose Estonia and Livonia
Poland moved troops to the North
Met in the Battle of Kokenhausen
Polish gain a crushing victory with Cavalry, 3,000 S to 200 PLU

6. Swedish Retreat
A large Polish army moved north after victory in Maldovia
Swedes run, but leave some troops in fortress cities
Polish slowly take those cities
Meet again at the Battle of Weissenstein
Hussars inflict a huge loss, 3000 Swedes to 150 Poles

7. Polish Problems Commonwealth, more like common poor
All taxes needed to be agreed upon
War effort is neglected
Sweden backed financially by Russia
Hires a new army

8. Riga Multiple Swedish armies converge on Riga Intent to lay siege
Discover the PLU army nearby
Meet at the Battle of Kirchholm

9. Battle of Kirchholm PLU outnumbered 3:1
Chodkiewics lured the Swedes by faking retreat
Swedes advanced, closing ranks
PLU forces opened fire and then charged with cavalry
Swedes cavalry was routed
Their center was exposed, lost up to 8,000 men, PLU 300

10. Fruitless Victory PLU Army, unpaid for year, gave up
Chodkiewicz continued the fight as best he could
Fought the Swedes to a stand still
Truce signed until 1617

11. Polish Swedish War ( )

12. Origins Sigismund did not give up his claim
New Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus
decided to make another attempted on Estonia

13. The War Swedes overrun many cities Poland sends a small force
Skill allows them to push invaders out
Sign a new truce due to war with Russia

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15. Polish–Swedish War (1621–25)

16. Intro King Gustavus Adolphus regarded as a usurper
Army inferior to PLU
PLU busy fighting other wars
Adolphus reforms the military and wants for force King Zygmunt to renounce claim

17. First Phase Swedes land with a massive army
Take important city of Riga
Then took city of Mitau
A truce is signed

18. Truce Swedes were broke Truce was with Lithuania
Polish nobles wanted Zygmunt to renounce claim
Invades instead

19. Second phase Swedish invaded with 20,000 men
PLU armies divided due to rivalries
Swedes ambush PLU
Killed nearly half their men
Leader had a nervous breakdown

20. Polish–Swedish War (1626–29)

21. Invasion of Prussia This took Poland by surprise
Lost 16 towns without a fight
Failed to capture Danzig
A clash between forces met at Gniew, which was a Swedish victory

22. Win some, lose some
Reinforcements arrived from Poland under Hetman Koniecpolski (Konie)
Engaged in a war of maneuver
Swedes went on the defensive
The Sejm raised addition fund for the war

23. 1627 Polish forces retook the port of Puck
Swedes planned to surround them
Flooding rivers stopped them
Konies’s forces defeated half the attacking force
Then met at the Battle of Dirschau

24. Battle of Dirschau Both sides were evenly matched
Adolphus used his cavalry aggressively supported by Infantry
Polish forces were withdrawing when Adolphus sniped

25. 1628 Konie reformed the Polish military
Neither side would engage the other
Swedish forces lost many men due to disease

26. 1629 Polish suffered a pretty severe defeat
This served to increase funding and aid was sent from the HRE
Catholics V Protestant
King Adolphus arrived with reinforcements
Met at the Battle of Trzciana

27. Battle of Trzciana Cossacks approached through the woods
Hussars go on a flanking maneuver
Swedish rearguard flees, artillery lost
Swedes retreat, losing nearly 1,000 men of their 6,000

28. Outcome Poland makes a bad deal Give up much of Livonia and Prussia
Surrender their fleet
Pay tax on shipping in the Baltic