Recapture of Lublin

13 IV 1656

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Lithuanian troops under Paweł Jan Sapieha retook Lublin from the Swedes. The city’s recovery formed part of operations against scattered occupation garrisons.

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Names and variants: pl Odzyskanie Lublina

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

Course of events

Lithuanian troops under Paweł Jan Sapieha retook Lublin from the Swedes. The city’s recovery formed part of operations against scattered occupation garrisons.¹

A closer look

Lithuanian forces under Grand Hetman Paweł Jan Sapieha retook the city. The brief museum record does not describe street fighting or casualties, so this recovery should be distinguished from the better-documented field battles in the timeline.¹

Notes

Odzyskanie Lublina, Oś czasu, Warszawa: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie

Campaign: 1656

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Odzyskanie Lublina, Oś czasu, Warszawa: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie (Institution)