Northern Wars
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- This article is about the 17th century war. For 16th century war, see Northern Seven Years' War (1563-1570). For 18th century war, see the Great Northern War (1700-1721). For the 19th century war in New Zealand, see the Flagstaff War (1845-1846)
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The Northern Wars (1655-1661) (Polish: Druga Wojna Północna, Second Northern War) is a name sometimes used for the series of conflicts between Sweden and its adversaries Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (The Deluge, 1655-1660), Russia (1656-1661), Brandenburg-Prussia (1657-1660), the Holy Roman Empire (1657-60) and Denmark-Norway (1657-1658, 1658-1660). The same wars are sometimes referred differently in other countries: for example in Poland The Deluge sometimes is a name for the series of wars against Sweden, Brandenburg, Russia, Siebenbürgen and Cossacks. In these conflicts England was consistently an ally of Sweden whereas the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands often intervened against the Swedes.
Peace Treaties
- Treaty of Roskilde with Denmark (February 26 1658)
- Treaty of Oliva with Poland (April 23, 1660)
- Treaty of Copenhagen with Denmark (May 27 1660)
- Treaty of Kardis with Russia (June 21 1661)
See also
de:Nordische Kriege et:Põhjasõda fr:Guerre du nord hr:Veliki sjeverni rat it:Seconda guerra del Nord nl:Grote Noordse Oorlog ja:北方戦争 pl:Druga wojna północna ru:Северная война fi:Suuri Pohjan sota sv:Stora nordiska kriget