Battle of Punitz

Battle of Punitz

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Punitz
partof=the Great Northern War
date=October 28 1704
place=Punitz, Poland
result=Swedish victory
combatant1=
combatant2=
commander1=Charles XII
commander2=Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg
strength1=7,000 men
strength2=4,900 men
casualties1=300 killed or wounded
casualties2=500 killed, wounded or captured
1 gun

The Battle of Punitz took place on October 28, 1704 in Punitz (Poniec), Poland, during the Great Northern War. The Swedish Army under Charles XII unsuccessfully tried to dislodge the Saxon Army under Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg through several cavalry charges. The Saxons had deployed in a massive square formation near the village of Janitz, west of Punitz.


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