Battle of Skuodas (1658)

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During the Swedish Deluge on May 18, 1658 near Skuodas, the Hussar Captain Samuel Komorowski fought the unresolved battle against the army of Field Marshal Robert Douglas, who was forced to resign from the attack on Samogitia.[1]

Battle of Skuodas
Part of The Deluge

Field Marshal Robert Douglas
DateMay 18, 1658
Location
Result Indecisive
Belligerents
Kingdom of Sweden Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Commanders and leaders
Field marshal Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge Captain Samuel Komorowski

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References

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  1. ^ Leszek., Podhorodecki (1985). Rapier i koncerz : z dziejów wojen polsko-szwedzkich (Wyd. 1 ed.). Warszawa: Książka i Wiedza. ISBN 830511452X. OCLC 16676359.

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