The Battle of Jakobstadt (Kryżbork)
on July 26 (5 August) 1704. The fratricidal Clash of the Lithuanians
and the Defeat of the Russians Cover Image

Bitwa pod Jakobstadt (Kryżborkiem) z 26 lipca (5 sierpnia) 1704 roku Bratobójcze starcie Litwinów i porażka Rosjan
The Battle of Jakobstadt (Kryżbork) on July 26 (5 August) 1704. The fratricidal Clash of the Lithuanians and the Defeat of the Russians

Author(s): Karol Kościelniak
Subject(s): Military history, 18th Century
Published by: Wojskowe Biuro Historyczne im. gen. broni Kazimierza Sosnkowskiego
Keywords: Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Commonwealth; Sweden; Russia; bat- tle; Great Northern War; Jakobstadt; Kryżbork; Kazimierz Jan Sapieha; Michał Serwacy Wiśniowiecki;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses one of the many battles that took place during the Great Northern War. The text collects and analyzes every available account of the course of the Battle of Jakobstadt in 1704, from each of the participating sides: Swedish, Russian, Sapiehan and Lithuanian. The article compares these source materials and presents the most probable course of the battle.

  • Issue Year: XXV/2024
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 12-35
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish
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