Scanian War
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Was a war that saw Denmark and Brandenburg-Prussia fight against Sweden.
Chronology
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Was the fight between Brandenburg-Prussia and Sweden in the first part of the Scanian War, when Swedeish troops invaded Brandenburg.
May 1675: Löcknitz, a town in Pomerania, was captured by the Swedish Army in 1675. The fortified castle, held by Colonel Götz and his 180-man garrison, surrendered after a day of shelling. This event was part of the ongoing conflict between Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire during the Scanian War.
June 1675: The Battle of Nauen in 1675 was part of the Scanian War between Sweden and Brandenburg-Prussia. The Swedish rearguard, led by General Rutowski, clashed with the Brandenburg vanguard, led by General von Spaen, resulting in the recapture of the town by Brandenburg-Prussia.
June 1675: A majority of the March of Brandenburg was in Swedish hands.
December 1674: In 1674, during the Scanian War, Swedish troops led by King Charles XI marched through Pasewalk and invaded the Uckermark region in Brandenburg, Germany. This military occupation was part of Sweden's campaign against the Holy Roman Empire and its allies.
June 1675: Following the capture of Löcknitz, the Swedes pushed rapidly south and occupied Neustadt, Wriezen and Bernau. .
June 1675: The Battle of Fehrbellin was fought on June 18, 1675 (Julian calendar date, June 28th, Gregorian), between Swedish and Brandenburg-Prussian troops.
July 1675: Havelland including Havelberg is occupied by Swedish troops.
August 1675: The remnants of the Swedish left the occupied territories in Brandenburg and went back to Swedish Pomerania.
June 1675: The Brandenburg army reached Rathenow.
March 1675: At the end of January 1675, Carl Gustav Wrangel assembled his forces near Prenzlau and, on 4 February, crossed the Oder with his main body heading for Pomerania and Neumark. Swedish troops occupied Stargard in Pommern, Landsberg, Neustettin, Kossen and Züllichau.
Was the invasion of Bremen-Verden (at the time part of Sweden) by an alliance of countries led by Denmark during the Scanian War.
October 1675: Joint forces from Münster, Bremen, Lüneburg and Denmark captured Bremervörde.
October 1675: The capture of Buxtehude by the Allies in 1675 was part of the Scanian War. The Allies included forces from Münster, Bremen, Lüneburg, and Denmark.
January 1675: In 1675, during the Scanian War, the Allies consisting of Münster, Bremen, Lüneburg, and Denmark invaded Carlsburg.
October 1675: Ottersberg captured by Münster troops.
August 1676: The Swedes surrendered to Münster, Bremen, Lüneburg and Denmark in Stade.
September 1675: Landing of Brandenburg troops at Carlsburg.
Was the invasion of Swedish Pomerania by Brandenburg-Prussia during the Scanian War.
November 1678: In 1678, Greifswald and all of Swedish Pomerania, except for Rügen, were lost to Denmark and Brandenburg. This marked the end of Sweden's presence on the continent, with the territory going to Swedish Pomerania.
October 1675: Brandenburgian forces occupy Tribsees.
November 1675: Imperial and Brandenburgian forces retreat from Swedish Pomerania via the Recknitz river.
August 1676: Siege and sack of Anklam by Brandenburgian and Imperial forces.
October 1676: Siege and sack of Demmin.
January 1678: In December 1677, the elector of Brandenburg captured Stettin.
November 1678: All Swedish Pomerania occupied by Denmark (Rügen) and Brandenburg.
October 1678: Stralsund, a city in Pomerania, fell on October 11, 1678, during the Scanian War. The city was besieged by the forces of King Charles XI of Sweden and eventually surrendered to Brandenburg-Prussia under the command of Field Marshal Hans Adam von Schöning.
October 1675: Brandenburgian forces cross the Peene near Gützkow and advance northwards to sack Damgarten.
January 1676: Combined Brandenburgian, Danish and Imperial forces advance towards Greifswald via Tribsees and Grimmen.
October 1675: Brandenburgian forces occupy Swedish Wollin and Usedom and reach the Peene river at Völschow.
Was the Scanian theatre of war in southern Sweden during the Scanian War.
July 1677: Battle of Landskrona.
July 1676: In a month's time only the fortified town of Malmö remained under Swedish control.
December 1676: Battle of Lund.
August 1678: After facing the whole Swedish army on the plain west of Kristianstad Christian V opted not to give battle but to retreat back to Landskrona and evacuate all his troops from Scania.
June 1676: Seizure of Helsingborg.
Was a Norwegian invasion of Sweden led by its Governor-General Ulrik Frederick Gyldenløve.
January 1677: Norwegian army took and fortified the pass at Kvistrum.
January 1677: Norwegian army took Uddevalla.
January 1677: In 1676, during the Scanian War, Swedish forces led by Gyldenløve attacked Vänersborg, but were met with strong resistance. Despite the efforts of Swedish defenders, Gyldenløve's forces ultimately captured the territory, which then fell under Danish-Norwegian military occupation.
August 1677: The successful recapture of Scania allowed Norwegian troops to regain formerly Norwegian Bohuslän. Gyldenløve captured the fortress at Marstrand in July and joined forces with General Løvenhjelm.
September 1677: Norwegian forces of 2,000 men, led by General Reinhold von Hoven and General Christian Shultz retook formerly Norwegian Jämtland.
Was a peace treaty between France and the Electorate of Brandenburg at the end of the Scanian War.
July 1679: The Treaty or Peace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1679) restored to France's ally Sweden her dominions Bremen-Verden and Swedish Pomerania, lost to Brandenburg in the Scanian War.
July 1679: The strip of land on the east side of the Oder, except for Gollnow and Altdamm, was given to Brandenburg.
Was a peace treaty between Denmark-Norway and Sweden at the end of the Scanian War.
September 1679: In 1679, Denmark, under pressure from France, returned all territories it had occupied during the war to Sweden. This decision was influenced by the Treaty of Lund, signed by King Charles XI of Sweden and King Christian V of Denmark.
Selected Sources
Frost, R. I. (2000): The Northern Wars: War, State and Society in Northeastern Europe 1558-1721, London (UK), p. 210
