Battle of Königsberg
German King Karl V in skirmish with Polish Tatars near Warsaw 1656
DateJuly 2-August 30, 1656
Location
Result Decisive German Victory, Commonwealth Army Shattered
Belligerents
Germany Germany
Brandenburg-Prussia
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Crimean Khanate
Commanders and leaders
Sweden Charles X Gustav of Sweden
Frederick William
John II Casimir of Poland
Strength
55 000 Germans
45,500 infantry
10,500 cavalry
8,590 artillery
62 00 Commonwealth
2,000 Crimean Tatars[1]

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  1. Majewski, Andrzej A.: Szarża husarska pod Warszawą 29 lipca 1656 roku {in} Przegląd Historyczno-Wojskowy, 2012, Tom 13 (64), Numer 3 (241) Wojskowe Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej w Warszawie, ISSN 1640-6281, S. 167.