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Imagined river crossing; troop positions are interpretive.
Battle
Resistance at Kościan
4 X 1655
DocumentedKrzysztof Żegocki attacked and defeated the Swedish garrison at Kościan. The action showed that resistance continued in Greater Poland despite earlier capitulations.
- Names and variants
- pl Opór pod Kościanem
The map shows the town or area of the event; it does not reconstruct troop positions.
Course of events
Krzysztof Żegocki attacked and defeated the Swedish garrison at Kościan. The action showed that resistance continued in Greater Poland despite earlier capitulations.1
A closer look
Żegocki did more than overcome Kościan’s garrison. The museum also records his seizure of Swedish army treasury wagons guarded by 100 soldiers under Ludwik de Nassau. The target included the enemy’s financial supply, not merely a town.1
Notes
- Opór pod Kościanem, Oś czasu, Warszawa: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie
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Related
Related
- Kościan
- Krzysztof Żegocki Historical figure
- Ludwik de Nassau Historical figure
Sources for this page
- Opór pod Kościanem, Oś czasu, Warszawa: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie (Institution)