Battle of Salis
The naval Battle of Salis took place during the Polish-Swedish War (1600-1611) during the night of March 23–24, 1609. After the capture of Pärnu, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, commander of the Lithuanian army, moved towards Riga, which was occupied by the Swedes under the command of Joachim Frederick von Mansfeld. Along the way, Chodkiewicz saw a chance to destroy the Swedish squadron based in the Salis port which blocked Riga. The dominant presence of the Swedes in the Baltic region gave the Lithuanian army the upper hand, as von Mansfeld and the Swedish army did not expect the possibility of an attack in such a heavily Swedish-occupied region.
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Battle of Salis
The naval Battle of Salis took place during the Polish-Swedish War (1600-1611) during the night of March 23–24, 1609. After the capture of Pärnu, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, commander of the Lithuanian army, moved towards Riga, which was occupied by the Swedes under the command of Joachim Frederick von Mansfeld. Along the way, Chodkiewicz saw a chance to destroy the Swedish squadron based in the Salis port which blocked Riga. The dominant presence of the Swedes in the Baltic region gave the Lithuanian army the upper hand, as von Mansfeld and the Swedish army did not expect the possibility of an attack in such a heavily Swedish-occupied region.
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Bitwa pod Salis (Salacgrīva st ...... poru wojsk szwedzkich na Rygę.
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The naval Battle of Salis took ...... g the Swedish assault on Riga.
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Битва у устья Салацы — морское ...... чь с 23 на 24 марта 1609 года.
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2 ships burned
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16pxPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
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1609-03-24
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Polish victory
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2 captured ships
4 fire ships
5 armed merchant ships
boats manned with infantry
several auxiliary ships and boats (about 11)
several warships (about 8)
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Bitwa pod Salis (Salacgrīva st ...... ns wobec przewagi przeciwnika.
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The naval Battle of Salis took ...... avily Swedish-occupied region.
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Битва у устья Салацы — морское ...... чь с 23 на 24 марта 1609 года.
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Battle of Salis
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Bitwa pod Salis
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Битва у устья Салацы
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Battle of Salis
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