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Name: Danish Frontier of the Great Northern War

Type: Event

Start: 1700 AD

End: 1700 AD

Parent: Phase 1: Swedish Dominance

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Was the Danish theatre of war in the first phase of the Great Northern War.

Chronology


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  • August 1700: A Swedish army of 10,000 landed on Zealand under the protection of their ship guns.
  • April 1700: Danish troops entered Tönning.
  • August 1700: Charles XII of Sweden attacked Denmark by land and sea, forcing the country to sign a peace treaty. The rulers of Sweden and Denmark signed the Peace of Travendal (August 18, 1700), which restored the status quo ante.
  • August 1700: The Swedish army, having landed on Zealand, marched against Copenhagen.

  • Selected Sources


  • Bradford, J.C. (2004): International Encyclopedia of Military History, Routledge, p. 553
  • Poten, B. (1879): Handwörterbuch der gesamten Militärwissenschaften, Velhagen & Klasing, p. 195
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