✦ History

Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611)

1600 – 1611

Sweden and Poland–Lithuania fought over Livonia and Estonia and the Swedish crown claimed by Sigismund III, ending in a truce.

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Battles 1

September 27, 1605
Battle of Kircholm Polish–Lithuanian victory Kircholm, present-day Salaspils, Latvia Charles IX of Sweden, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Jan Piotr Sapieha

Key commanders

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 4

Sigismund III Vasa military commander Jan Karol Chodkiewicz military commander Stanisław Żółkiewski military commander Jan Piotr Sapieha military commander

Sweden 2

Charles IX of Sweden military commander Anders Lennartsson military commander