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Battle of Byczyna
The Battle of Byczyna took place on January 24 1588 between the Polish-Lithuanian army of new elected Polish king Sigismund III Vasa under command of hetman Jan Zamojski and the Austrian army of pretender to Polish throne Maximilian III of Austria. The battle ended in overwhelming Polish victory; the archduke was captured, and Austrian intervention was stopped.
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