Battle of Poniec

Battle of Poniec
Part of the Great Northern War
Memorial to fallen Swedish soldiers near Poniec
Date October 28, 1704 Location Poniec, Poland Result See Aftermath
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Saxony
Commanders and leaders
Charles XII	Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg
Strength
2,700–5,600[1]	5,500–6,000[1]
Casualties and losses
400[2]–650[1]	500–800[1]

The Battle of Poniec took place on October 28, 1704 in Poniec, Poland, during the Great Northern War. The Swedish Army under Charles XII unsuccessfully dislodged the Saxon Army under Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg through several cavalry charges. The Saxons had deployed in a massive square formation near the village of Janiszewo, west of Poniec.