Battle of Pułtusk (1703)
| Battle of Pułtusk | |||||||
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| Part of Great Northern War | |||||||
 Battle of Pultusk, 1703. The Swedish army upper left, Saxon army upper right. The final battle at the bridge, low center. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Swedish Empire |
 Saxony | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Charles XII | Adam Heinrich von Steinau | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000 cavalry[1] | 3,500 cavalry[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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40:[3] 20 wounded |
1,200:[3] 800 captured | ||||||
The Battle of Pułtusk took place on April 21, 1703 in Pułtusk during the Great Northern War. The Swedish army under the command of Charles XII defeated the Saxon army under Adam Heinrich von Steinau.
Charles later went on to take Toruń (Thorn) in December.[4]
References
- ^ Sundberg, Ulf, Sveriges krig, Del 3: 1630–1814. Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek (2010). p. 223.
- ^ Fr. Rudolf Antoni, Fälttåget i Polen, 1703. Berlingska boktryckeriet 1915. p. 33.
- ^ a b Fr. Rudolf Antoni, Fälttåget i Polen, 1703. Berlingska boktryckeriet 1915. p. 34.
- ^ Tucker, S.C., 2010, A Global Chronology of Conflict, Vol. Two, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, LLC, p. 691. ISBN 9781851096671
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