Siege of Thorn (1703)
| Siege of Thorn | |||||||||
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| Part of the Great Northern War | |||||||||
Siege of Thorn, 1703 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Swedish Empire | Electorate of Saxony | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Charles XII | von Kanitz | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 26,000 men | 6,000 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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40 dead 70 wounded [1] |
1,000 dead 4,860 captured | ||||||||
Location within Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Siege of Thorn (1703) (Poland) | |||||||||
The siege of Thorn was set during the Great Northern War, between Sweden and Saxony from May to October 14, 1703. The Swedish army was commanded by Charles XII of Sweden and the Saxon by General von Kanitz. The siege ended with a victory for Sweden, and the whole garrison surrendered to the Swedes. Following the capture of Thorn, the city was forced to pay some 100,000 reichsthaler.[2]
References
- ^ Hatton, Ragnhild Marie (1969). Charles XII of Sweden. Weybright and Talley.
- ^ Hatton, Ragnhild Marie (1969). Charles XII of Sweden. Weybright and Talley.