Battle of Prostki

Battle of Prostki

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Prostki


caption=
partof=The Deluge
date=October 8, 1656
place=Prostki (today in Ełk County, Poland)
result=Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth decisive victory
Bogusław Radziwiłł taken captive
combatant1=
combatant2=
commander1=Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck
Prince Bogusław Radziwiłł
General Wallenrodt
Colonel Josias Waldeck
commander2=Hetman Wincenty Gosiewski
Subhan Ghazi Agi
strength1=3,500 reiters & dragoons
800 cavalry of Radziwiłł
1,000 Waldeck's infantry
2,000 Wallenrodt's infantry
21 artillery pieces
strength2=10,000 Polish & Lithuanian cavalry
2,000 Tatars
casualties1=at least 5,000 dead and 21 artillery pieces
casualties2=few hundreds deadThe Battle of Prostki was fought near Prostki (today in Ełk County, Poland) on October 8, 1656 between forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and allied Crimean Tatars (2,000 man) commanded by hetman Wincenty Gosiewski on one side, and on the other allied Swedish and Brandenburg forces commanded by Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck, reinforced by cavalry of Prince Bogusław Radziwiłł. The Commonwealth forces won the battle, annihilating enemy forces and taking Radziwiłł captive.


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