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Second Northern War

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Second Northern War

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1655–1661 conflict in the Baltic Sea region

Key facts

Date
Date June 1655 – 23 April 1660
Location
Denmark–Norway , Swedish Empire , Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , New Sweden and New Netherland .
Result
See § Peace
Territorial changes
Denmark–Norway cedes Scania , Halland , Blekinge , Bohuslän and Ven to Sweden. Poland–Lithuania recognizes Swedish sovereignty in Livonia and Swedish ownership of Estonia and Ösel Poland–Lithuania grants the Duchy of Prussia sovereign status.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
war
Image
Lemke Skirmish with Polish Tatars.png
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Commons category
Polish–Swedish War (1655–1660)
start time
1655-00-00
end time
1660-00-00
point in time
1655-00-00
different from
Great Northern War
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Encyclopedic overview

Belligerents

Swedish Empire Brandenburg-Prussia (1656–57) Transylvania Swedish Lithuania Cossack Hetmanate Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Denmark–Norway (from 1657) Habsburg Monarchy Russia (1656–58) Brandenburg-Prussia (1655–56, 1657–60) Crimean Khanate Dutch Republic Commanders and leaders

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