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{{Short description|Siege of the Great Northern War}} |
{{Short description|Siege of the Great Northern War}} |
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{{Expand German|Belagerung von Thorn (1703)|date=June 2022}} |
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{{Infobox military conflict |
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|conflict=Siege of Thorn |
| conflict = Siege of Thorn |
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|partof=the [[Great Northern War]] |
| partof = the [[Great Northern War]] |
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| image= National Museum in Poznan - Siege of Torun.JPG |
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|caption=Siege of Thorn, 1703 |
| caption = Siege of Thorn, 1703 |
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|date= May to October 14, 1703 |
| date = May to October 14, 1703 |
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|place = [[Toruń]], [[Poland]] |
| place = [[Toruń]], [[Poland]] |
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| map_type = Poland Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship#Poland |
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| territory = Thorn surrenders to the Swedes |
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|result=Swedish victory |
| result = Swedish victory |
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| combatant1 = {{flagicon|Swedish Empire}} [[Swedish Empire]] |
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| commander2 = {{flagicon|Electorate of Saxony}} von Kanitz {{Surrendered}} |
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| strength1 = 26,000 men{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} |
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|commander2=General von Kanitz |
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| strength2 = 6,000 men{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} |
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{{Campaignbox Charles XII invasion of Poland}} |
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| Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||||
 Siege of Thorn, 1703 | |||||||||
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 Swedish Empire |
 Electorate of Saxony | ||||||||
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Charles XII |
von Kanitz  | ||||||||
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| 26,000 men[citation needed] | 6,000 men[citation needed] | ||||||||
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1,000 dead 4,860 captured[citation needed] | ||||||||
  Location within Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship  Siege of Thorn (1703) (Poland) | |||||||||
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.
References[edit]
- 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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