Conflict: | Battle of Radom (1656) |
Partof: | the Northern War of 1655–1660 and the Deluge |
Date: | 2 February 1656 |
Place: | Radom, Sandomierz Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
Result: | Swedish victory |
Combatant1: | Swedish Empire |
Combatant2: | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth |
Commander1: | Rutger von Ascheberg |
Commander2: | Sandomierski |
Strength1: | 250 Swedes[1] |
Strength2: | 1,500 Poles |
Casualties1: | 14 killed 18 wounded |
Casualties2: | 560 killed and captured[2] |
The Battle of Radom was fought on 2 February 1656, as part of the Second Northern War and the Deluge, between the forces of the Swedish Empire commanded by Rutger von Ascheberg against the forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth commanded by Sandomierski. As a result, the Swedish forces won the battle.[1]