Battle of Kircholm

Battle of Kircholm
	Part of the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611)
	; Battle of Kircholm by Peter Snayers
Date	27 September [O.S. 17 September] 1605
Location	Kircholm, present-day Salaspils, Latvia
Result	Polish-Lithuanian victory
Belligerents
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; Duchy of Courland	Kingdom of Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz	Charles IX of Sweden
Strength
3,600:; 1,000 infantry; 2,600 cavalry; 5 cannons	10,868:; 2,500 cavalry ; 8,368 infantry ; 11 cannons
Casualties and losses
100 killed; 200 wounded	5,500–8,000 killed and wounded

56°50′55″N 24°20′53″E / 56.84861°N 24.34806°E / 56.84861; 24.34806

The Battle of Kircholm (Lithuanian: Salaspilio mūšis; Polish: Bitwa pod Kircholmem; Swedish: Slaget vid Kirkholm; 27 September [O.S. 17 September] 1605) was one of the major battles in the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611). The battle was decided in 20 minutes by the devastating charge of Polish-Lithuanian cavalry, the Winged Hussars.^[5] The battle ended in the decisive victory of the Polish-Lithuanian forces, and is remembered as one of the greatest triumphs of Commonwealth cavalry.

^ ^a ^b Frost 2000, p. 64.
^ Frost 2000, p. 65.
^ Sundberg 2002, pp. 105–106.
^ Barkman 1939.
^ Brzezinski & Vukšić 2006, p. 50.

[FOOTNOTEFrost200064-1] Frost 2000, p. 64.

[FOOTNOTEFrost200065-2] Frost 2000, p. 65.

[FOOTNOTESundberg2002105–106-3] Sundberg 2002, pp. 105–106.

[FOOTNOTEBarkman1939-4] Barkman 1939.

[FOOTNOTEBrzezinskiVukšić200650-5] Brzezinski & Vukšić 2006, p. 50.

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