Date 28 October 1704 | Result Inconclusive | |
5,200
2,300 engaged,
2,900 on the march 4,100
3,600 infantry,
500 cavalry,
9 cannon 230
130 killed,
100 wounded 500
300 killed,
200 captured,
9 cannon Combatants Sweden, Electorate of Saxony, Swedish Empire Similar Battle of Pułtusk, Battle of Gemauerthof, Battle of Jakobstadt, Battle of Stäket, Battle of Ösel Island | ||
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.
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