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Siege of Thorn (1703)

Coordinates: 53°1′0.01″N 18°37′0.01″E / 53.0166694°N 18.6166694°E / 53.0166694; 18.6166694
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Siege of Thorn
Part of the Great Northern War

Siege of Thorn, 1703
DateMay to October 14, 1703
Location53°1′0.01″N 18°37′0.01″E / 53.0166694°N 18.6166694°E / 53.0166694; 18.6166694
Result Swedish victory
Territorial
changes
Thorn surrenders to the Swedes
Belligerents
Swedish Empire Swedish Empire  Electorate of Saxony
Commanders and leaders
Swedish Empire Charles XII Electorate of Saxony von Kanitz  Surrendered
Strength
26,000 men[citation needed] 6,000 men[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
50 dead[citation needed] 1,000 dead
4,860 captured[citation needed]
Siege of Thorn (1703) is located in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Siege of Thorn (1703)
Location within Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Siege of Thorn (1703) is located in Poland
Siege of Thorn (1703)
Siege of Thorn (1703) (Poland)

The siege of Thorn was set during the Great Northern War, between Sweden and Saxony from May to October 14, 1703. The Swedish army was commanded by Charles XII of Sweden and the Saxon by General von Kanitz. The siege ended with a victory for Sweden, and the whole garrison surrendered to the Swedes.

Charles XII at the Siege of Thorn

References

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  • Karl Hoburg: Die Belagerungen der Stadt und Festung Thorn seit dem 17. Jahrhundert, Lambeck Verlag, Thorn 1844
  • Anders Fryxell: Lebensgeschichte Karl's des Zwölften, Königs von Schweden, Band 1, Braunschweig 1861