Conflicts in 1660 - Second Northern War, Dano-Swedish War, Treaty of Bromberg, Anglo-Spanish War, Battle of Chudniv, Battle of Long Sault (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: Second Northern War, Dano-Swedish War, Treaty of Bromberg, Anglo-Spanish War, Battle of Chudniv, Battle of Long Sault, Treaty of Elbing, Siege of Jasna Gora, Treaty of Labiau, Treaty of Roskilde, Treaty of Oliva, Treaty of Konigsberg, Assault on Copenhagen, Union of K dainiai, Treaty of Copenhagen, Battle of Pavan Khind, Russo-Swedish War, Battle of Lyubar, March across the Belts, Second Northern War and Norway, Battle of Go b, Treaty of Marienburg, Concert of The Hague, Siege of Riga, Battle of Basya, Treaty of Rinsk, Battle of Polonka, Treaty of Vienna, Treaty of K dainiai, Siege of Danzig, Battle of Slobodyshche, Treaty of Radnot, Siege of Dyneburg, Treaty of Valiesar, Storm of Kokenhusen, Siege of Lyakhavichy, Battle of Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki, Treaty of Cardis, Tyszowce Confederation, Siege of Warsaw. Excerpt: The Second Northern War (1655-60, also First or Little Northern War) was fought between Sweden and its adversaries the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1655-60), Russia (1656-58), Brandenburg-Prussia (1657-1660), the Habsburg Monarchy (1657-60) and Denmark-Norway (1657-58 and 1658-60). The Dutch Republic often intervened against Sweden. In 1655, Charles X Gustav of Sweden invaded and occupied western Poland-Lithuania, the eastern half of which was already occupied by Russia. The rapid Swedish advance became known in Poland as the Swedish Deluge. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania became a Swedish fief, the Polish-Lithuanian regular armies surrendered and the Polish king John II Casimir Vasa fled to the Habsburgs. Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia initially supported the estates in Royal Prussia, but allied with Sweden in return for receiving the Duchy of Prussia as a Swedish fief. Exploiting the hurt religious feelings of the Roman Catholic population under Protestant occupation and o...