Battle of Kircholm
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The Battle of Kircholm took place on 17 September 1605 during the Polish–Swedish War near Kircholm, now Salaspils in Latvia. A Swedish expedition besieging Riga was defeated by a smaller Polish–Lithua
Battle of Kircholm by Peter Snayers, 1620s
The Krikholme Battlefield by January Suchodolski
Polish-Lithuanian cavalry charge
A memorial stone in Salaspils (formerly Kircholm), Latvia, commemorating Henrik Wrede's sacrifice.
Salaspils
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Salaspils is a town in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the administrative centre of Salaspils Municipality. The town is situated on the northern bank of the Daugava river, 18 kilometers to the sou
Battle of Kircholm
…The Battle of Kircholm took place on 17 September 1605 during the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611) near Kircholm, now Salaspils in Latvia. A Swedish expedition besieging Riga was defeated by a smaller Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth relief force and abandoned the…
Salaspils Railway Station in 2008
The Battle of Kircholm monument at Salaspils. In 1605 joint Polish–Lithuanian–Courland armies defeated an invading Swedish army here.
Salaspils Council