The Battle of Kliszów (also spelled Klissow or Klezow) took place on July 19, 1702, near Kliszów in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Great Northern War. A numerically superior Polish–Saxon army led by king Augustus II the Strong was defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of king Charles XII of Sweden. During the second year of the war, following the Swedish victories at Narva and Düna, Charles XII launched a campaign against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. His aim was to outmaneuver Augustus II's Saxon troops and create dissension in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to depose Augustus II as king of Poland. In May 1702, Charles XII captured the capital of Warsaw. While there, the Swedish king received intelligence about Augustus II being in Kraków and assembling a large Saxon army. He chose to pursue Augustus II and called for Swedish reinforcements in order to assemble an army capable of defeating the Saxon army in a decisive battle. He left Warsaw in the middle of June, and by the beginning of July, the armies of the two kings were within a few miles of each other south of Kielce. After minor skirmishes and with the arrival of his reinforcements, Charles XII was ready to attack Augustus II's army, which had taken up a strong defensive position at the village of Kliszów. On the afternoon of 9 July, the Swedish army carried out a left-turn movement in an attempt of encircling the Saxon right wing. While this was happening, the Polish Crown Army arrived to assist Augustus II, who threatened to perform a pincer movement against both the Swedish left wing and the rest of the Swedish army. Facing this imminent threat, Charles XII ordered to reinforce the Swedish left wing with infantry battalions from the Swedish center. The Swedish wings managed to withstand the Saxon–Polish cavalry attacks, after which the Saxon–Polish cavalry were driven from the battlefield. The Swedish cavalry and infantry were then able to jointly attack the Saxon infantry, which was forced to retreat after a fierce battle. The Saxon–Polish losses after the battle were estimated at 4,400 men, while the Swedish losses amounted to 1,100 men. Augustus II retreated after the battle to Sandomierz, with large parts of his army intact and still in control of large parts of Poland. However, his military power over the Commonwealth, including the Polish unity, became greatly weakened following