Battle of Gołąb

Battle of Gołąb

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Gołąb


caption=
partof=The Deluge
date=February 8, 1656
place=Gołąb
result=Swedish victory
combatant1=
Polish allies
combatant2=
commander1=Charles X Gustav
commander2=Stefan Czarniecki
strength1=7784
strength2=2642
casualties1=100-150
casualties2=200The Battle of Gołąb was fought on February 8, 1656 between forces of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth commanded by Stefan Czarniecki on one side, and on the other Swedish forces commanded by Charles X Gustav. This battle was essentially a meeting engagement with Swedish troops arriving on the battlefield at different times. It is uncertain how many actually participated. Swedish victory.


=Swedish units=

Swedish Regiments:
*Fältm. Wittenbergs Reiter (545)
*Henrik Horns Reiter (400)
*Gustav Kurcks Reiter (550)
*Västgöta Reiter (774)
*Östgöta Reiter (774)
*Smålands Reiter (738)
*Sinclers Reiter (440)
*Gr. Waldemars Reiter (550)
*Yxkulls Reiter (561)
*Aschebergs Reiter (400)
*Engells Reiter (323)Total: 6,005The individual unit strength figures are based on unit strength figures from five months or more previous to the battle.

Polish Troops in Swedish ServiceKosack (Pancerni):
*Starosta of Slonim Jan Sapiehas Banner under Muchowiecki (118)
*Michal Zbrozeks Banner (100)
*Wojciech Golynskis Banner (72)
*Stonik of Czernichow Roman Zahorowskis Banner (70)
*Jerzy Wielhorskis Banner (93)
*Chorazy of Podolien Mikolaj Dzieduszyckis Banner (90)
*Seweryn Kalinskis Banner (150)
*Andrzej Kuklinowskis Banner (100)
* Jan Sapiehas Second Banner under Samuel Lojowski (113)Total: 906

Tartars (Light Cavalry):
*Mustafa Sudicz Banner (109)
*Halembek Morawskis Banner (118)
*Jan Sieleckis Banner (120)
*Adam Taraszewskis Banner (120)
*Bohdan Murzas Banner (135)
*Mikolaj Pohajskis Banner under Stefan Morzkowski (100)
*Adam Talkowskis Banner (120)
*Jan Grzebultowskis Banner (51)Total: 873

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth units

The Army was divided in two regiments:
* Hetmans Regiment under Machowski
* Royal Regiment under Czarniecki

Hussars -
* Vojevoden of Sandomierz Wladyslaw Myszkowskis Banner (220)
* Jan Zamoyskis Banner (150)

Kosack (Pancerni) -
* Starosta of Halicz A.Potockis Banner (143)
* Karlo Potockis Banner (93)
* Stanislaw W. Domaszewskis Banner (106)
* Sebastian Machowskis Banner (112)
* Mikolaj Potockis Banner (150)*
* Samuel Rogowskis Banner (125)*
* Stanislaw Witowskis Banner (150)*
* Prince Konstanty Wisnowieckis Banner (150)
* Jan Mysliszewskis Banner (90)
* Starosta of Bohuslaw Jacek Szemberks Banner (150)
* Michal Stanislawskis Banner (92)
* Samuel Holubs Banner (70)
* Michal Morzkowskis Banner (78)
* Kanstanty Soszenskis Banner (99)*
* Alexander Cetners Banner (150)*
* Jan Karol Potockis Banner (115)
* Jacek Szemberks Valack Banner (99)
* Czarnieckis Dragoons (300) (newly recruited)

Total: 2,642

Units marked with * did not take part in the battle. They were escorting recruits.

External links

* [http://www.northernwars.com/golombi.html Battle of Golab]


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