towards Swedish garrisons in Stuhm (Sztum) and Marienburg (Malbork) he was drawn into battle on 27 June 1629 at Honigfeld(t) or Honigfelde near Stuhm, in an action known to the Poles as the Battle of Trzciana. In this encounter, while attempting to cover the withdrawal of his infantry, Swedish cavalry were subjected to a series of fierce engagements at the villages of Honigfeldt, Straszewo and Pułkowice. With the aid of Arnim's heavy cuirassiers the Poles with their faster 'winged' hussars and cossack mercenaries were able to gain a great advantage over the light Swedish horsemen. Swedish losses in the fight were heavy, amounting to 600 or 700 killed, almost all of which were cavalry (including Herman Wrangel's son). The Polish took 300 prisoners, 10-15 standards, as well as 10 of Gustavus Adolphus' famous leather cannon. Commonwealth losses were under 300 killed and wounded. The Swedish king himself barely escaped with his life and later said he had never taken "such a hot bath". Outcome The Polish victory at Honigfeld was not followed up by Sigismund III, who wanted to sign a truce only under the condition of Gustav Adolf renouncing the crown of Sweden. Sigismund III never gave up trying to regain the Swedish crown and his son Władysław IV continued after him. Despite all of Koniecpolski's brilliant efforts, a ceasefire in Stary Targ (Truce of Altmark) on 26 September 1629 was in favour of the Swedes, to whom Poland ceded the larger part of Livonia together with its important port of Riga. The Swedes also got the right to tax Poland's trade on the Baltic (3.5% on the value of goods), and kept control of many of the cities in Royal and Ducal Prussia (including Piława (Pillau), Memel and Elbląg (Elbing). For the time being, the Swedes were generally recognized as the dominant power on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. It was a shortcoming of Poland's diplomatic efforts, not of its army. The Duchy of Prussia was compensated for the partial Swedish occupation with the Commonwealth's temporary (until 1634) transfer of Marienburg, Stuhm and Żuławy Wiślane. The Commonwealth fleet's surviving ships were transferred to Sweden. The Swedes’ only major failure was their inability to capture the important port of Danzig. Gustav Adolf's biographer, Harte, noted that the king was furious "that a pacific commercial rabble should beat a set of illustrious fellows, who made fighting their profession".