lˈaɪk ˈɔːlmoʊst ˈɔːl tˈaʊnz ænd vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz ʌv lˈɛsɚ pˈoʊlənd, brzˈɛszkz wʌz kəmplˈiːtli dᵻstɹˈɔɪd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə swˈiːdɪʃ ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv pˈoʊlənd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti.
Like almost all towns and villages of Lesser Poland, Brzeszcze was completely destroyed during the Swedish invasion of Poland (1655–1660).