Siege Of Danzig (1655

Battles near or Sieges of Danzig (Gdańsk) took place several times in the history of Danzig. The most notable are: *

Battle of Gdańsk (1272) A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force c ...

during the civil war in Pomerelia *

Teutonic takeover of Danzig (Gdańsk) The city of Danzig (Gdańsk) was captured by the State of the Teutonic Order on 13 November 1308, resulting in a massacre of its inhabitants and marking the beginning of tensions between Poland and the Teutonic Order. Originally the knights mo ...

in 1308. This event involved several parties *

Siege of Danzig (1577) The siege of Danzig was a six-month siege in 1577 of the city of Danzig, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (today Gdańsk) by Stephen Báthory, the head of state of the Commonwealth. The siege ended in a negotiated agreement. It formed part ...

by king

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, following the Danzig rebellion. Inconclusive, lifted as a compromise was negotiated * Siege of Danzig (1626–1629) – one or more unsuccessful Swedish sieges during that period *

Battle of Oliva The Battle of Oliwa, also known as the Battle of Oliva or the Battle of Gdańsk Roadstead, was a naval battle that took place on 28 November, 1627, slightly north of the port of Gdańsk off of the coast of the village of Oliva during the Polish ...

1627: naval battle in the vicinity of

Oliwa Oliwa () (; ; ) is a northern district of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. From east it borders Przymorze and Żabianka, from the north Sopot and from the south with the districts of Strzyża, VII Dwór and Brętowo, while from the west with Mat ...

(currently part of

Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...

) * Siege of Danzig (1655–1660): Unsuccessful siege by Swedish forces in the ''Deluge'' *

Siege of Danzig (1734) The siege of Danzig of 1734 was the Russian encirclement (22 February – 30 June) and capture of the Polish city-port of Gdańsk, during the War of Polish Succession. It was the first time that troops of France and Russia had met as foes in the f ...

: Russians capture the city during the

War of the Polish Succession The War of the Polish Succession (; 1733–35) was a major European conflict sparked by a civil war in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth over the succession to Augustus II the Strong, which the other European powers widened in pursuit of ...

Siege of Danzig (1807) The siege of Danzig (19 March – 24 May 1807) was the French encirclement and capture of Danzig during the War of the Fourth Coalition. On 19 March 1807, around 27,000 French troops under Marshal Lefebvre besieged around 14,400 Prussian tro ...

: French capture the city from Prussians during the

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Siege of Danzig (1813) The siege of Danzig (16 January 1813 – 2 January 1814) was a siege of the city of Danzig during the War of the Sixth Coalition by Russian and Prussian forces against Jean Rapp's permanent French garrison, which had been augmented by soldi ...

: Russian forces against French Army. * Events starting on 1 September 1939 **

Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing of civilians to deal with emergencies or enemy attacks * Defense indust ...

Battle of Westerplatte The Battle of Westerplatte was the first battle of the German invasion of Poland, marking the start of World War II in Europe. It occurred on the Westerplatte peninsula in the harbour of the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland). A small f ...

– German battleship vs. the Polish fortified ammunition depot ** Battle of the Danzig Bay – German aircraft against Polish vessels * in 1945, the Soviet Army takes over the city during the East Pomeranian Offensive. For details, see

Siege of Danzig (1945) The siege of Danzig was the siege and capture of the city of Gdańsk by the Polish and Soviet armies from Nazi Germany in March 1945, during the final months of World War II. Background On 14 January, the 2nd Belorussian Front started an attack ...

. * in 2003, an

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