Historical Events tagged with "deluge"

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Military & Warfare

Warsaw Captured by Charles X Gustav of Sweden

September 8th, 1655 369 years ago

Charles X Gustav of Sweden led a small force into Warsaw, capturing the city without resistance. This event marked the first time foreign troops seized the Polish capital during the tumultuous period known as The Deluge, which involved a series of invasions and conflicts affecting the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The city's vulnerability was due to a lack of defense and strategic miscalculations by Polish leaders at the time.

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