Siege of Kraków (1655)

Siege of Kraków (1655)

The siege of Kraków was one of the battles during the Swedish invasion of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ("Deluge"). It started on 25 September 1655 and ended on 13 October 1655. Capitulation treatment was signed 4 days later. Polish troops marched out the city on 19 October.

The city's defense was led by Kiev's castellan Stefan Czarniecki.

External links

* [http://www.krakow.pl/gospodarka/html/historyczne/start.html Swedish map of the siege]
* [http://galeria.mykrak.com/displayimage.php?album=9&pos=10 Another picture]
*pl icon Dariusz Milewski, [http://wiadomosci.onet.pl/1417078,1292,1,1,kioskart.html Szwedzi w Krakowie] , Mówią Wieki, 08.06.2007


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