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Siege of Thorn (1703)

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Siege of Thorn
Part of the Great Northern War

Siege of Thorn, 1703
DateMay to October 14, 1703
LocationToruń, Poland53°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 6,000 men
Casualties and losses
50 dead 1,000 dead
4,860 captured
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Great Northern War
Denmark and Holstein-Gottorp (1700)
Swedish Baltic dominions
Courland and Western Lithuania
Poland and Saxony
Russia and Eastern Lithuania
Sweden proper (including Finland)
Moldavia
Swedish German dominions
Mecklenburg and Holstein-Gottorp
Norway
Naval battles

Treaties
Polish–Swedish War (1701–1706)

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

  • 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


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