In a stricter sense , the term refers to the Swedish invasion Attack and occupation Control of the Commonwealth as a theatre of the Second Northern War Hostile_encounter ( 1655–1660 ) only ; In Poland and Lithuania this period is called Name_conferral the Swedish Deluge ( , ) , or less commonly the Russo–Swedish Deluge ( ) due to the Russian invasion Attack in 1654 .

In a stricter sense , the term refers to the Swedish invasion Attack and occupation Control of the Commonwealth as a theatre of the Second Northern War Hostile_encounter ( 1655–1660 ) only ; In Poland and Lithuania this period is called Name_conferral the Swedish Deluge ( , ) , or less commonly the Russo–Swedish Deluge ( ) due to the Russian invasion Attack in 1654 .

Rottermund claims Statement that Swedish invaders Attack robbed Robbery the Commonwealth of its most important riches , and most of the stolen Theft items never returned Arriving to Poland .

Swedish and Russian invaders Attack completely destroyed Destroying 188 cities and towns , 81 castles , and 136 churches in Poland .

The rapid Swedish advance became Becoming known Know in Poland as the Swedish Deluge .

The rapid Swedish advance became Becoming known Know in Poland as the Swedish Deluge .

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania became Becoming a Swedish fief , the Polish–Lithuanian regular armies surrendered Surrendering and the Polish king John II Casimir Vasa fled Escaping to the Habsburgs .

Frederick William , Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia initially supported Supporting the estates in Royal Prussia , but allied Collaboration with Sweden in return for receiving Receiving the Duchy of Prussia as a Swedish fief .

Russia took Action advantage of the Swedish setback , declared Expressing_publicly war on Sweden and pushed Motion into Lithuania and Swedish Livonia .

Russia took Action advantage of the Swedish setback , declared Expressing_publicly war on Sweden and pushed Motion into Lithuania and Swedish Livonia .

This triggered Causation Frederick III of Denmark 's invasion of the Swedish mainland in the spring of 1657 , in an attempt to settle old scores from the Torstenson War while Sweden was busy elsewhere .

The anti-Swedish allies meanwhile neutralized the Transylvanian army and Polish forces ravaged Destroying Swedish Pomerania .

In 1658 Charles X Gustav decided Deciding that instead of returning Self_motion to the remaining Swedish strongholds in Poland–Lithuania , he would rather attack Attack Denmark again .

This time , Denmark withstood Defending the attack Attack and the anti-Swedish allies pursued Self_motion Charles X Gustav to Jutland and Swedish Pomerania .

According to Pierre des Noyers , who was a secretary to Her Majesty Polish Queen Marie Louise Gonzaga , in his letter dated September 17 , 1656 , Andrzej Karol Grudziński , commanding Control a host of 300 noblemen , was told Telling by the local peasants about small Swedish command of 200 men in the village of Lubrze .

Throughout the night fighting Hostile_encounter Polish soldiers decimated Destroying the Swedish-Brandenburg division ( source vary from 800 to 2000 strong ) , both in the village and on the banks of a small stream where defenders took Conquering flight , killing Killing between 500 and 800 officers and men ( entire command of 800 officers and men according to des Noyers ) , taking Conquering many prisoners Prison including a Prussian colonel and his trumpeter , while the Swedish commander , Jan Wejhard von Wrzesowicz , was killed Killing by the peasants while in flight Self_motion from the battlefield .

Majors Moritz , Frydryk Gros ( or Gross ) , Teyeh from the General Walch 's regiment , Rotameister Weinland of the Nachtigall regiment ; important Swedish administrative Poznań official Kasper Fruchtland .

This Polish victory Earnings_and_losses caused Causation serious disruption Damaging for the Swedish hold Hold on Central Poland .

Devoid of any hope of the relief forces Causation the besieged Swedish garrison of Kalisz surrendered Surrendering to the Polish army on November 8 , 1656 .

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command Control of Gabriel Wojniłłowicz defeated Conquering the Swedish forces , supported Supporting by their Polish allies under Colonel Aleksander Pracki .

The battle Hostile_encounter was regarded Statement as a symbol of Polish resistance Defending to the invaders , as it was first Process_end Polish victory Earnings_and_losses since the Swedish invasion Military_operation of summer 1655 .

In November 1655 , when Swedish forces reached Arriving Krosno , the town opened Openness its gates to the invaders .

Organized Arranging by Colonel Gabriel Wojniłłowicz , they renounced Statement their pledge Commitment and attacked Attack Swedish garrison , together with their Polish allies .

Swedish Estonia was established Creating despite constant invasion Attack from Russia , and Frederick II of Denmark bought Commerce_buy the old Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek , which he placed Placing under the control Control of his brother Magnus of Holstein .

The invasion Attack began Process_start with Charles 's crossing Motion_directional of the Vistula on 1 January 1708 , and effectively ended Process_end with the Swedish defeat Conquering in the Battle of Poltava on 8 July 1709 , though Charles continued to pose a military threat to Russia for several years while under the protection of the Ottoman Turks .

He chose Choosing to continue his invasion Attack now because he expected Swedish reinforcements and the alliance of the Cossacks under Ivan Mazepa .

The reinforcing Cause_change_of_strength Swedish army , however , was ambushed Attack by Russians , and a Russian army under Aleksandr Danilovich Menshikov had destroyed Destroying Mazepa 's capital and chased Self_motion him to Charles with just thirteen hundred men .

The Russian armies Hostile_encounter retreated Escaping continuously , dispersing Dispersal the cattle and hiding Hiding_objects the grain in the peasant towns they passed Motion_directional , burning Bodily_harm unharvested crops , and leaving Causation no resources for the Swedish army to stave off the Russian winter .

By the end of the winter of 1708–1709 , the `` Great Frost of 1709 '' had devastated Destroying the Swedish army and shrunk Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale it to 24,000 men .

In May 1709 , the Swedish forces caught up to the Russians , and the two armies Bearing_arms clashed Hostile_encounter in the Battle of Poltava .

The Swedish were defeated Conquering , and the greater part of Charles 's army , some 19,000 men , were forced Request to surrender Surrendering .

The Swedish Empire never added Cause_to_be_included new territory after the Battle of Poltava , and shortly thereafter lost Earnings_and_losses more possessions .

There would have been a Swedish concert Social_event originally in Stockholm , Arenan , but the concert Social_event was cancelled Change_event_time , and a newer Norwegian show was announced Expressing_publicly instead , in Oslo , Sentrum Scene , on March 20 , 2011. < br > The Switzerland show previously scheduled at St. Jakobshalle in Basel , on April 13 , 2011 got Getting been moved Motion to the Volkshaus in Zurich .

The Swedish army , which numbered about 8,000 , was commanded Control by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt and the 21-year-old Swedish king Charles XI .

The Swedish army , which numbered about 8,000 , was commanded Control by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt and the 21-year-old Swedish king Charles XI .

After the Swedish defeat Conquering at the Battle of Fehrbellin and a number of Danish triumphs at sea , the Swedish military was occupied Control retaining Preserving their tenuous hold Defending on dominions in Brandenburg and Pomerania .

After the Swedish defeat Conquering at the Battle of Fehrbellin and a number of Danish triumphs at sea , the Swedish military was occupied Control retaining Preserving their tenuous hold Defending on dominions in Brandenburg and Pomerania .

This made it Causation impossible for the outnumbered Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Swedish troops to effectively defend Defending the recently acquired Getting province .

After a month , only the fortified Cause_change_of_strength town of Malmö remained Presence under Swedish control .

In August , a Danish detachment tried to advance Arriving north , but Swedish King Charles XI had prepared GetReady a new army in the province of Småland , and the Danish advance was halted Process_end at the Battle of Halmstad .

Swedish supply lines were thin due to frequent interceptions by local peasants under the command of Danish officers .

The Danes controlled Control all the river crossings , and the Swedish army was forced Request to camp Placing on the north side .

On the morning of December 3 , the Swedish General of Fortifications Erik Dahlberg reported Reporting to the king that the ice would hold Defending their weight .

Melodifestivalen ( ; literally `` the Melody Festival '' ) is an annual song competition organised Arranging by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television ( SVT ) and Sveriges Radio ( SR ) .

In 2012 , the semi-finals averaged 3.3 million viewers , and over an estimated four million people in Sweden watched Perception_active the final , almost half of the Swedish population .

Light orchestrated pop songs , known locally as `` schlager '' music , used Using to be so prevalent that the festival was sometimes referred Adducing to as `` schlagerfestivalen '' ( `` the schlager festival '' ) or `` schlager-sm '' ( `` schlager Swedish championship '' ) by the Swedish media .

Light orchestrated pop songs , known locally as `` schlager '' music , used Using to be so prevalent that the festival was sometimes referred Adducing to as `` schlagerfestivalen '' ( `` the schlager festival '' ) or `` schlager-sm '' ( `` schlager Swedish championship '' ) by the Swedish media .

The phrase `` Lützendimma '' ( Lützen fog ) is still used Using in the Swedish language in order to describe Statement particularly heavy fog .

The Swiss prevailed Conquering , making Arriving the top 4 for the first time since 1953 , and moved Motion on to meet a Swedish team that had shut-out the Russians .

The battle Hostile_encounter ended Process_end as a major Swedish victory .