The conflict began when the city of Danzig, along with the Polish episcopate and a portion of the Polishszlachta, did not recognize theroyal election of Bathory to the Commonwealth throne and instead supported the candidature ofEmperor Maximilian. This led to a short conflict, of which thesiege of Danzig was the last part.
After a siege of six months, the Danzig army of 5,000 mercenaries, among them a Scottish regiment,[1] was utterly defeated in a field battle on 16 December 1577. However, since Báthory's armies – the combined Commonwealth, and Hungarian forces – were unable to take the city itself, a compromise was reached: Báthory confirmed the city's special status and itsDanzig law privileges granted by the earlier Polish kings in return for 200,000złotys reparations and recognition of him assovereign.
^Brzezinski, Richard (1987).Polish Armies, 1569–1696 (2).Osprey Publishing.ISBN9780850457445.The regiment of six companies numbering about 700 men was hired by Danzig in 1577-8 and won great fame in the city's rebellion against Poland.
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