Swedish landing in Royal Prussia (1626)

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The Swedish landing in Royal Prussia (1626) was an early operation in the Polish–Swedish War in which Swedish forces disembarked on the Baltic coast to establish a foothold in Prussian territory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military landing operation
conflictIn Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629)
Polish–Swedish wars
countryInvolved Kingdom of Sweden
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
followedBy Swedish campaign in Prussia (1626–1629)
hasAlternativeName Swedish landing in Prussia (1626)
Swedish landing on the Prussian coast (1626)
hasBelligerent Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Sweden
hasBroaderContext Thirty Years' War era
linked to: Thirty Years' War
hasCause Swedish attempt to weaken the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Swedish–Polish rivalry over Baltic dominance
hasCommander Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
hasGeopoliticalContext competition for Baltic hegemony
hasHistoricalRegion Prussia
Royal Prussia within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
linked to: Royal Prussia
hasLocation Baltic coast
Royal Prussia
southern coast of the Baltic Sea
hasMilitaryBranch Swedish Army
Swedish Navy
hasMilitaryLeader Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
hasMilitaryTheater Baltic Sea region
hasObjective control Baltic trade routes
establish a foothold in Royal Prussia
secure bases on the Baltic coast
hasOpposingForce Polish–Lithuanian forces in Royal Prussia
hasParticipant Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Royal Prussia
Sweden
hasRelatedConflict Truce of Altmark
hasRelatedDynasty House of Vasa
hasRelatedEvent Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611)
Polish–Swedish War (1617–1618)
hasRelatedPerson Sigismund III Vasa
hasResult Swedish foothold in Royal Prussia
beginning of Swedish campaign in Prussia
hasSignificance marked the opening of large-scale Swedish operations in Prussia in 1626
hasStartTime 1626
hasStrategicContext struggle for control of the Baltic (Dominium Maris Baltici)
hasTemporalLocation 17th century
hasTypeOfWarfare early modern warfare
partOf Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629)
usedTactic amphibious landing

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Battle of Gniew (1626) campaign Swedish invasion of Royal Prussia (1626)
linked to: Swedish landing in Royal Prussia (1626)
Battle of Gniew (1626) precededBy Swedish landing in Royal Prussia (1626)
Swedish landing in Royal Prussia (1626) hasResult Swedish foothold in Royal Prussia
linked to: Swedish landing in Royal Prussia (1626)
Swedish landing in Royal Prussia (1626) hasAlternativeName Swedish landing in Prussia (1626)
linked to: Swedish landing in Royal Prussia (1626)