Battle of Radom (1656) explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=CT8VAAAAYAAJ&dq=Radom+1656+f%C3%B6rluster&pg=RA1-PA158 Anders Fryxell, Berättelser ur svenska historien, Volym 11–12
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=kZk7AAAAYAAJ&dq=Radom+1656&pg=PA271 Vilhelm Fredrik Palmblad, Peter Wieselgren, Karl Fredrik Werner, Biografiskt lexicon öfver namnkunnige svenske män