Battle of Poniec

Battle of Punitz
	Part of the Great Northern War
Date	October 28, 1704
Location	Punitz, Poland
Result	Inconclusive
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Electorate of Saxony
Commanders and leaders
Charles XII	Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg
Strength
5,200:; 2,300 engaged,; 2,900 on the march	4,100:; 3,600 infantry,; 500 cavalry,; 9 cannon
Casualties and losses
230:; 130 killed,; 100 wounded	500:; 300 killed, ; 200 captured, ; 9 cannon

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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References[]

↑ Sjöström, Oskar (2008) (in Swedish). Fraustadt 1706. Ett fält färgat rött. Lund: Historiska Media. p. 137. ISBN 978-91-85507-90-0.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Northern Wars, Oskar Sjöström

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[1] Sjöström, Oskar (2008) (in Swedish). Fraustadt 1706. Ett fält färgat rött. Lund: Historiska Media. p. 137. ISBN 978-91-85507-90-0.

[NorthernWars-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Northern Wars, Oskar Sjöström

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