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The Battle of Cheremshitsy was fought on 2 July 1655 between Poland-Lithuania and Sweden during the Deluge.

After the Polish liberation of Minsk and Brest, Poland's armies marched north to capture Myadzelsk Castle from its Swedish garrison. The Poles defeated a Swedish relief force at the Battle of Narocz on 2 July, and, that same day, the Poles moved to intercept another Swedish army led by Count Orvar von Goya. In the ensuing battle at Cheremshitsy, the Polish cavalry crushed the Swedish army, outflanking their pikemen and massacring their musketeers before wheeling around to overwhelm the spears. Von Goya's army was destroyed, delivering another blow to Sweden's presence in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

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