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Due to poor visibility, the Swedes sent two cavalry regiments for reconnaissance. The regiments clashed with the Polish cavalry, which had been sent on a similar mission. The skirmish turned into a full-scale battle, which took place inside the Polish camp, among its tents. Charles Gustav quickly
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sent reinforcements, attacking the wings of the Polish cavalry. Under pressure from disciplined Swedish musketeers and their firepower, the hussars, who were an elite force of the Polish army, had to retreat beyond the river Dunajec. Stanislaw Lanckoronski narrowly escaped death.
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The battle was another Polish failure and resonated profoundly across the Commonwealth. In nearby Tarnów, where the Polish forces had fled, thousands of soldiers switched sides and joined Charles Gustav. Among them were
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with 8,000 soldiers in Krakow. Charles Gustav had app. 5,000 soldiers, mostly infantry, while the Polish units were more numerous, including the
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Conflictus apud Tarnovam et Wounicium Ubi Rex Carolus Gustavus cum parte Sui equitatus, Conietzpolscium Polonicum Die 23 septemb 1655 by
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Swedish king Charles Gustav, who commanded the siege of Kraków, decided to chase the Poles, leaving
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Northern War of 1655–1660
The Deluge

Erik Dahlbergh
Wojnicz
Swedish Empire
Swedish Empire
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Swedish Empire
Charles X Gustav
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Stanisław Lanckoroński
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1st Kraków
Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki

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