Battle of Weissenstein

Battle of Weissenstein
	Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611)
Date	September 25, 1604
Location	Weissenstein, modern-day Estonia58°53′21″N 25°34′19″E / 58.8892°N 25.5719°E
Result	Polish-Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders and leaders
Arvid Stålarm; Alonzo Cacho de Canut †	Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
Strength
5,000 men; 6 cannons	2,300 men
Casualties and losses
3,000 killed,; wounded or captured; 6 cannons; 26 banners	50 killed; 100 wounded

The Battle of Weissenstein,^[3] or Battle of Biały Kamień,^[1] was fought during the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611), between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth on 25 September 1604. The Swedish army was commanded by Arvid Stålarm and the Polish army under Jan Karol Chodkiewicz. The battle ended with a victory for Poland, which had sent a relief party against the Swedish forces besieging Weissenstein castle, modern day Paide in Estonia.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c Battle of Bialy Kamien
^ ^a ^b Isacson, Claes-Göran, ed. (2006). Vägen till Stormakt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts. ISBN 91-1-301502-8.
^ ^a ^b Sundberg, Ulf: Svenska krig 1521-1814, Hjalmarson & Högberg Bokförlag, Stockholm 2002
^ Leszek Podhorodecki, "Rapier i koncerz", Warszawa 1985

[Bialy-1] Battle of Bialy Kamien

[Vägen_till_Stormakt-2] Isacson, Claes-Göran, ed. (2006). Vägen till Stormakt (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedts. ISBN 91-1-301502-8.

[Sundberg-3] Sundberg, Ulf: Svenska krig 1521-1814, Hjalmarson & Högberg Bokförlag, Stockholm 2002

[Podhorodecki-4] Leszek Podhorodecki, "Rapier i koncerz", Warszawa 1985

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Battle of Weissenstein

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