AI illustration
Imagined river crossing; troop positions are interpretive.
Battle
Skirmish at Inowłódz
9 IX 1655
DocumentedStefan Czarniecki’s troops defeated the rearguard of Arvid Wittenberg’s Swedish army. The action was an early instance of armed resistance in the 1655 campaign.
- Names and variants
- pl Potyczka pod Inowłodzem
The map shows the town or area of the event; it does not reconstruct troop positions.
Course of events
Stefan Czarniecki’s troops defeated the rearguard of Arvid Wittenberg’s Swedish army. The action was an early instance of armed resistance in the 1655 campaign.1
A closer look
The Polish Army Museum identifies the opponent as a 500-man rearguard of Arvid Wittenberg’s army, made up of reiters. The target was the protection of a marching army, not the whole Swedish force in a major pitched battle.1
Notes
- Potyczka pod Inowłodzem, Oś czasu, Warszawa: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie
Sources for this page
- Potyczka pod Inowłodzem, Oś czasu, Warszawa: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie (Institution)