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The Northern Wars (1655–1661) (Polish: Druga Wojna Pólnocna, Second Northern War) is a name sometimes used for the series of conflicts between Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 and its adversaries Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the largest and most populous countries in 16th and 17th-century Europe, formed by a Union of Lublin of Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569....
 (The Deluge
The Deluge (Polish history)

In the history of Poland and History of Lithuania, the Deluge commonly refers to a series of wars in the mid-to-late 17th century which left the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in ruins....
, 1655–1660), Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 (1656–1661), Brandenburg-Prussia
Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
 (1657–1660), the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
 (1657–60) and Denmark-Norway (1657–1658, 1658–1660). The same wars are sometimes referred differently in other countries: for example in Poland The Deluge
The Deluge (Polish history)

In the history of Poland and History of Lithuania, the Deluge commonly refers to a series of wars in the mid-to-late 17th century which left the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in ruins....
 sometimes is a name for the series of wars against Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, Brandenburg
Brandenburg

Brandenburg is one of the sixteen states of Germany of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany....
, Russia, Transylvania
Transylvania

Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountains, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term frequently encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical regions of Crisana, Maramures, and Banat....
 and Cossacks.






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The Northern Wars (1655–1661) (Polish: Druga Wojna Pólnocna, Second Northern War) is a name sometimes used for the series of conflicts between Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 and its adversaries Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

The Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the largest and most populous countries in 16th and 17th-century Europe, formed by a Union of Lublin of Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569....
 (The Deluge
The Deluge (Polish history)

In the history of Poland and History of Lithuania, the Deluge commonly refers to a series of wars in the mid-to-late 17th century which left the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in ruins....
, 1655–1660), Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 (1656–1661), Brandenburg-Prussia
Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
 (1657–1660), the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
 (1657–60) and Denmark-Norway (1657–1658, 1658–1660). The same wars are sometimes referred differently in other countries: for example in Poland The Deluge
The Deluge (Polish history)

In the history of Poland and History of Lithuania, the Deluge commonly refers to a series of wars in the mid-to-late 17th century which left the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in ruins....
 sometimes is a name for the series of wars against Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
, Brandenburg
Brandenburg

Brandenburg is one of the sixteen states of Germany of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany....
, Russia, Transylvania
Transylvania

Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountains, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term frequently encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical regions of Crisana, Maramures, and Banat....
 and Cossacks. In these conflicts England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 was consistently an ally of Sweden whereas the Dutch Republic
Dutch Republic

The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands was a European republic between 1581 and 1795, in about the same location as the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands, which is the successor state....
 often intervened against the Swedes.

The wars

  • The Deluge (history) - Sweden vs Lithuania, Poland
  • Russo–Swedish War (1656–1658)
  • Dano-Swedish War (1657-1658)
    Dano-Swedish War (1657-1658)

    The Dano-Swedish War 1657-1658 was a war between Swedish Empire and Denmark?Norway. In 1657 Charles X of Sweden and his Swedish army was Deluge in Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth....
  • Dano-Swedish War (1658-1660)
  • Dutch-Swedish War (1658-1660)
    Dutch-Swedish War

    The Dutch-Swedish War , was a Netherlands intervention in the Northern Wars, in which Sweden tried to extend its control over the Baltic Sea. To the Dutch, the Baltic region trade was vital, both in quantity and quality....


Timeline of events

  • 1655: Sweden, seizing on an opportunity granted by Russia's partial invasion of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, invades the other half in a bid for control of the opposing shore of the sea
  • 1656: Russia declares war on Sweden, Battle of Warsaw (1656)
    Battle of Warsaw (1656)

    The Battle of Warsaw was a battle which took place near Warsaw on July 18 1656 – July 20 1656, between the armies of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on the one hand and of Swedish Empire and Margraviate of Brandenburg on the other....
  • 1657: the Holy Roman Empire, and Denmark-Norway declare war on Sweden
  • 1658: the Holy Roman Empire stops fighting
  • 1658: March across the Belts
  • 1658: Denmark signs the Treaty of Roskilde
    Treaty of Roskilde

    The Treaty of Roskilde was signed on February 26, 1658 in the Denmark city of Roskilde. After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars , the Frederick III of Denmark of Denmark-Norway was forced to give up nearly half his territory to save the rest....
     with Sweden
  • 1658: Sweden breaks the Treaty of Roskilde
    Treaty of Roskilde

    The Treaty of Roskilde was signed on February 26, 1658 in the Denmark city of Roskilde. After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars , the Frederick III of Denmark of Denmark-Norway was forced to give up nearly half his territory to save the rest....
     with Denmark, the Dutch consequently destroy the Swedish fleet in the Battle of the Sound
    Battle of the Sound

    The naval Battle of The Sound took place on 8 November 1658 during the Dutch-Swedish War, near the Sound or Oresund, just north of the Danish capital, Copenhagen....
  • 1659: The Swedish assault on Copenhagen
    The assault on Copenhagen

    The assault on Copenhagen 11 February 1659 was a major battle during the Northern Wars, taking place during the siege of Copenhagen by the Sweden army....
     is repulsed
  • 1659: The Dutch liberate the Danish Isles.
  • 1660: Denmark signs the Treaty of Copenhagen
    Treaty of Copenhagen

    The Treaty of Copenhagen was signed on May 27, 1660, and marked the conclusion of the Thirty Years War, or the Second Northern War between Sweden and the alliance of Denmark-Norway, Denmark and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth....
     with Sweden
  • 1660: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
    Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

    The Polish?Lithuanian Commonwealth was one of the largest and most populous countries in 16th and 17th-century Europe, formed by a Union of Lublin of Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569....
     signs the Treaty of Oliva
    Treaty of Oliva

    The Treaty of Oliva, was a peace treaty ending the Deluge . The treaty was signed in Oliwa near Danzig in Royal Prussia on April 23 1660. The signatories were Holy Roman Empire Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, prince-elector Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg of Brandenburg-Prussia, King Charles X of Sweden of Swedish Empire, and K...
     with Sweden
  • 1660: The Holy Roman Empire and Norway stop fighting
  • 1661: Russia signs the Treaty of Kardis with Sweden
  • 1674: Sweden invades and occupies Brandenburg after prompting from Louis XIV
  • 1675: Sweden ejected from Brandenburg after Battle of Fehrbellin
    Battle of Fehrbellin

    The Battle of Fehrbellin was fought on June 28, 1675 between Sweden and Brandenburg. The Swedes, under Count Waldemar von Wrangel , had invaded and occupied parts of Brandenburg from their possessions in Pomerania, but were repelled by the forces of Great Elector, the Great Elector, under Fieldmarshal Georg von Derfflinger near the town of F...
  • 1678: Sweden invades and occupies Ducal Prussia but army is destroyed due to The Great Sleigh Drive
    The Great Sleigh Drive

    File:?bergang ?ber das Kurische Haff 1679.jpg"The Great Sleigh Drive" was a daring and bold maneuver by Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, the Great Elector of Brandenburg-Prussia, to drive Swedish Empire forces out of the Duchy of Prussia, a territory of his which had been invaded by the Sweden during the winter of 1678....


Peace Treaties

  • Treaty of Roskilde
    Treaty of Roskilde

    The Treaty of Roskilde was signed on February 26, 1658 in the Denmark city of Roskilde. After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars , the Frederick III of Denmark of Denmark-Norway was forced to give up nearly half his territory to save the rest....
     with Denmark (February 26 1658)
  • Treaty of Oliva
    Treaty of Oliva

    The Treaty of Oliva, was a peace treaty ending the Deluge . The treaty was signed in Oliwa near Danzig in Royal Prussia on April 23 1660. The signatories were Holy Roman Empire Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, prince-elector Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg of Brandenburg-Prussia, King Charles X of Sweden of Swedish Empire, and K...
     with Poland (April 23, 1660)
  • Treaty of Copenhagen
    Treaty of Copenhagen

    The Treaty of Copenhagen was signed on May 27, 1660, and marked the conclusion of the Thirty Years War, or the Second Northern War between Sweden and the alliance of Denmark-Norway, Denmark and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth....
     with Denmark (May 27 1660)
  • Treaty of Kardis with Russia (June 21 1661)


See also

  • List of Swedish wars
    List of Swedish wars

    This is a list of wars fought by Sweden between 1496 and 1814. Note that Sweden has, in fact, not been involved in any declared war since 1814:...
  • Dutch-Swedish War
    Dutch-Swedish War

    The Dutch-Swedish War , was a Netherlands intervention in the Northern Wars, in which Sweden tried to extend its control over the Baltic Sea. To the Dutch, the Baltic region trade was vital, both in quantity and quality....
  • Polish-Swedish War
  • Northern War and Norway
    Northern War and Norway

    From 1655 to 1658, during the reign of Charles X of Sweden, Sweden was set on expansion. Through military action, Sweden rapidly became the strongest military power in the north....