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Imagined river crossing; troop positions are interpretive.
Battle
Battle of Krosno
7 XII 1655
DocumentedForces loyal to John Casimir under Wojniłłowicz defeated Swedish troops at Krosno. The victory was one of several local actions against Swedish units and garrisons.
- Names and variants
- pl Bitwa pod Krosnem
The map shows the town or area of the event; it does not reconstruct troop positions.
Course of events
Forces loyal to John Casimir under Wojniłłowicz defeated Swedish troops at Krosno. The victory was one of several local actions against Swedish units and garrisons.1
A closer look
The victors fought more than Swedish troops. According to the museum, Gabriel Wojniłłowicz also defeated men under Aleksander Pracki who supported Charles X Gustav. After entering Krosno, they held proceedings against townspeople accused of collaboration; the war also involved local reckonings.1
From a local success to the king’s return
Wojniłłowicz went from Krosno to Łańcut, reporting his success to the king on 10 December. He joined the Tyszowce confederation. John Casimir reached Krosno on 4 January 1656; commanders discussed recruits from occupied districts.2
Notes
- Bitwa pod Krosnem, Oś czasu, Warszawa: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie
- Sławomir Augusiewicz, Gabriel Woyniłłowicz, oficer jazdy koronnej z poł. XVII w. Zarys biografii, Studia z Dziejów Wojskowości / Muzeum Wojska w Białymstoku, pp. 116–117
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- Aleksander Pracki Historical figure
- Gabriel Wojniłłowicz Historical figure
Sources for this page
- Bitwa pod Krosnem, Oś czasu, Warszawa: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie (Institution)
- Sławomir Augusiewicz, Gabriel Woyniłłowicz, oficer jazdy koronnej z poł. XVII w. Zarys biografii, Studia z Dziejów Wojskowości / Muzeum Wojska w Białymstoku (Academic study)