Battle of Pułtusk (1703)

The Battle of Pułtusk took place on April 21, 1703 in Pułtusk during the Great Northern War. The Swedish army under the command of Charles XII defeated the Saxon army under Adam Heinrich von Steinau.

Battle of Pułtusk
Part of Great Northern War
Battle of Pultusk, 1703. The Swedish army upper left, Saxon army upper right. The final battle at the bridge, low center.
Date April 20, 1703 (O.S.) April 21, 1703 (Swedish calendar) May 1, 1703 (N.S.) Location Pułtusk, Poland Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Saxony
Commanders and leaders
Charles XII	Adam Heinrich von Steinau
Strength
3,000 cavalry[1]	3,500 cavalry[2]
Casualties and losses
40:[3] 20 killed, 20 wounded	1,200:[3] 400 killed, 800 captured

Charles later went on to take Toruń (Thorn) in December.[4]

References

1. Sundberg, Ulf, Sveriges krig, Del 3: 1630–1814. Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek (2010). p. 223.
2. Fr. Rudolf Antoni, Fälttåget i Polen, 1703. Berlingska boktryckeriet 1915. p. 33.
3. Fr. Rudolf Antoni, Fälttåget i Polen, 1703. Berlingska boktryckeriet 1915. p. 34.
4. Tucker, S.C., 2010, A Global Chronology of Conflict, Vol. Two, Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, LLC, p. 691. ISBN 9781851096671