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Military action

Recapture of Łęczyca

7 X 1656

Documented

John II Casimir’s army captured Łęczyca from its Swedish garrison. The recovery of towns and fortresses gradually reduced the area under Swedish control.

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Names and variants
pl Odzyskanie Łęczycy

The map shows the town or area of the event; it does not reconstruct troop positions.

Course of events

John II Casimir’s army captured Łęczyca from its Swedish garrison. The recovery of towns and fortresses gradually reduced the area under Swedish control.1

A closer look

The source names John II Casimir as commander of the army that took Łęczyca. It does not give the garrison’s size or describe an assault. The well-attested point is the city’s recovery, not a detailed account of fighting at its walls.1

Notes

  1. Odzyskanie Łęczycy, Oś czasu, Warszawa: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie

Campaign: 1656

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