BATTLE // November 28, 1627
Battle of Oliwa
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Significance
The Battle of Oliwa was the largest naval engagement fought by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy during the Polish–Swedish War of 1626–1629. The engagement broke a Swedish naval blockade of Gdańsk, one of the Commonwealth's most vital commercial ports, by destroying part of the Swedish squadron commanded by Niels Stiernsköld. The capture of the Swedish flagship and the sinking of a second Swedish warship represented a direct blow to Swedish naval control of the approaches to Gdańsk, relieving the pressure the blockade had placed on the harbour and its trade.
Tactics
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth fleet sortied from Gdańsk harbour to engage the Swedish squadron that was blockading the port. The action took place in the roadstead slightly north of Gdańsk, off the coast of the village of Oliva. The engagement resulted in the Poles capturing the Swedish flagship and sinking another Swedish warship.
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth