Battle of Latarnia
| Battle of Latarnia/Weichselsmünde | |||||||
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| Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629) and the Prussian campaign (1626–1629) | |||||||
Fortress at Latarnia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Swedish Empire |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Danzig | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gustavus Adolphus Patrick Hume † | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Alexander von Essen’s Finnish infantry regiment Swedish Army Eight cavalry companies | Commonwealth navy | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Around 1,000 men 25 artillery | 12–15 warships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 12 killed |
3 warships sunk Majority of the fleet damaged | ||||||
The Battle of Latarnia or Weichselsmünde was a surprise attack by Swedish artillery on a Polish fleet stationed outside Danzig at Weichselsmünde in 1628.