Siege of Thorn (1703)

Siege of Thorn
	Part of the Great Northern War
	; Siege of Thorn, 1703
Date	May to October 14, 1703
Location	Toruń, Poland53°1′0.01″N 18°37′0.01″E
Result	Swedish victory The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth officially joins the coalition against the Swedish Empire;
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Saxony
Commanders and leaders
Charles XII	General von Kanitz
Strength
26,000 men	6,000 men
Casualties and losses
50 dead	1,000 dead; 4,860 captured
	Location within Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Siege of Thorn (1703) (Poland)

The siege of Thorn was set during the Great Northern War, between Sweden and Saxony from May to October 14, 1703. The Swedish army was commanded by Charles XII of Sweden and the Saxon by General von Kanitz. The siege ended with a victory for Sweden, and the whole garrison surrendered to the Swedes.

Charles XII at the Siege of Thorn

References

Karl Hoburg: Die Belagerungen der Stadt und Festung Thorn seit dem 17. Jahrhundert, Lambeck Verlag, Thorn 1844
Anders Fryxell: Lebensgeschichte Karl's des Zwölften, Königs von Schweden, Band 1, Braunschweig 1861

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