Siege of Kraków (1655)

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Stefan Czarniecki defending Kraków in 1655
Stefan Czarniecki defending Kraków in 1655

The siege of Kraków was one of the battles during the Swedish invasion of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Deluge). It started on 25 September 1655 and ended on 13 October 1655. Capitulation treatment was signed 4 days later. Polish troops marched out the city on 19 October.

The city's defense was led by Kiev's castellan Stefan Czarniecki.

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