Battle of Wallhof

Battle of Wallhof

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Wallhof Valle
partof=the Polish-Swedish wars

date=January 7, 1626
place=Valle(German: Wallhof), Latvia
result=Decisive Swedish victory
combatant1=Sweden
combatant2=Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
commander1=Gustavus II Adolphus, King of Sweden
commander2=Jan Stanisław Sapieha
strength1=1000 infantry
2100 cavalry
6 guns
strength2=3425 infantry
2525 cavalry
5 guns
casualties1=| casualties2=1500-2,000 soldiers, 3 guns, 150 taken prisoners

Battle of Wallhof(Valle) (7 January, 1626), was a battle fought between Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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