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Battle of Kolding (1658)
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The Battle of Kolding was fought on December 25, 1658, between Sweden
and the forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Denmark–Norway
. The Swedes were led by King Charles X while the Polish and Danish forces were led by Stefan Czarniecki
. The Polish-Danish force won the battle.
Swedish Empire
The Swedish Empire refers to the Kingdom of Sweden between 1561 and 1721 . During this time, Sweden was one of the great European powers. In Swedish, the period is called Stormaktstiden, literally meaning "the Great Power Era"...
and the forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Denmark–Norway
Denmark–Norway
Denmark–Norway is the historiographical name for a former political entity consisting of the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway, including the originally Norwegian dependencies of Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands...
. The Swedes were led by King Charles X while the Polish and Danish forces were led by Stefan Czarniecki
Stefan Czarniecki
Stefan Czarniecki or Stefan Łodzia de Czarnca Czarniecki Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth general and nobleman. Field Hetman of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom. He was a military commander, regarded as a Polish national hero...
. The Polish-Danish force won the battle.