Battle of Kroppenhof

Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625)

Date	November 28, 1621
Location	Kroppenhof, Livonia (Latvia)
Result	Polish–Lithuanian victory

Belligerents

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Swedish Empire

Commanders and leaders

Aleksander Gosiewski

Samuel Cockburn

Strength

500-600 men

850 men

Casualties and losses

very few

280 killed
7 banners

Polish–Swedish War of 1621–25

Riga Kroppenhof Mitau Listenhoff

The Battle of Kroppenhof was fought during the Polish–Swedish War (1621–1625), between Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Swedish Empire in November 28, 1621. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Aleksander Gosiewski defeated the Swedish forces commanded by Samuel Cockburn.

References

http://www.radoslawsikora.republika.pl/materialy/kropimojza.pdf (in Polish)
Jan Kunowski, Ekspedycja Inflantska 1621 Roku, w opracowaniu Wojciecha Walczaka i Karola Łopateckiego, Białystok 2007
Sveriges krig 1611-1632, Bd II „Polska Kriget” Appendix II, Stockholm 1936
Barkman Bertil C., Lundkvist Sven, Kungl. Svea Livgardes historia III:1, Stockholm 1936

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