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The Battle of Snopków was fought on 25 October 1655 between the armies of Poland-Lithuania and Sweden amid the Deluge.

After his defeat and capture at the Battle of Garbów near Lublin, King Carl Gustaf of Sweden paid a hefty ransom to Poland-Lithuania and returned to the field with a new army. He repeated his first mistake by advancing on Lublin days later, only to be confronted by Voivode Alexander Oginsky's army and Jerzy Wisniewski's mercenaries on 25 October. In the ensuing battle, the Swedes easily overwhelmed the Swedes' 20 elite reiters and 50 lifeguards. Carl Gustaf narrowly escaped, while the rest of his army was butchered.

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