Battle of Gniew

The Battle of Gniew or the Battle of Mewe was fought during the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629), between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 22 September with initial skirmishes, to the main battle of 1 October 1626. Both the Swedish and Polish army were commanded by their kings – Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden respective Sigismund III Vasa. The battle ended with a victory for Sweden. However Polish and Swedish armies had different objectives. The Sigismund Vasa wanted to protect Gdańsk from besieging. Gustav had to protect Gniew, which was importance of prestige for his army.
Prelude
After the seizure of Livonia in July 6, 1626 Swedish troops landed in the strength of about 13,000 men and 80 guns, in Piława at the port of Duke of Prussia George Wilhelm who was at the vassal of the Polish king but also a brother in law of the king of Sweden. Piława did not offer any resistance which together with the subsequent activity of Prussian soldiers...