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Bremen-Verden Campaign

Bremen-Verden Campaign was a battle fought in 1675 at Duchy of Bremen and Verden, in what is now Germany; it ran into the following year. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Duchy of Bremen and Verden. It was part of the Scanian War, which ran from 1675 to 1679. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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abgebildet sind die Herzogtümer Bremen und Verden (ehemals Erzbistum bzw. Bistum) im Jahre 1655, Erschienen in: Amstelodami//Amsterdam, Maßstab: Ca. 1:320.000, Kupferstich„Vergessen“ wurde der Territo
abgebildet sind die Herzogtümer Bremen und Verden (ehemals Erzbistum bzw. Bistum) im Jahre 1655, Erschienen in: Amstelodami//Amsterdam, Maßstab: Ca. 1:320.000, Kupferstich„Vergessen“ wurde der Territo. Frederik de Wit, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1675ran into the following year
WhereDuchy of Bremen and Verden, Germany53.601N, 9.476E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstHoly Roman Empire; Prince-Bishopric of Münster; Brandenburg-Prussia; Principality of Lüneburg; Denmark–Norway
Part ofScanian War1675 to 1679

Where it sits in the Scanian War

Battle of Rathenow, 1675Battle of Nauen, 1675Battle of Fehrbellin, 1675Bremen-Verden Campaign, 1675Siege of Wismar, 1675Battle of Öland, 1676Landing at Ystad, 1676Siege of Landskrona, 1676Siege of Christianstad, 1676Battle of Halmstad, 1676Battle of Lund, 1676Battle of Køge Bay, 1677Jämtland campaign of 1677, 1677Siege of Kristianopel, 1677Siege of Karlshamn, 1677Battle of Møn, 1677Siege of Malmö, 1677Battle of Marstrand, 1677Battle of Landskrona, 1677Battle of Uddevalla, 1677Battle of Warksow, 1678Siege of Bohus Fortress, 1678Siege of Helsingborg, 1678Siege of Stralsund, 1678, 167816751678Bremen-Verden Campaign, 1675
24 placed engagements of the Scanian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1675 (year precision)
to 1676
PlaceDuchy of Bremen and Verden, Germany
53.601N, 9.476E
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthNovember 1675; 5,600 Swedes in Stade; 800 Swedes in Carlsburg1675; 4,000 Münster troops; 2,800–3,100 Brandenburg troops; 2,500 Danes; 3,000 Lüneburg troops; 1676; 12,000 men
Commanders
  • Henrik Horn
  • Christoph Bernhard von Galen
  • George William of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Bremen-Verden CampaignBremen-Verden CampaignSiege of StadeSiege of HamburgSiege of HamburgBattle of StellauBattle of SoltauSiege of HamburgBattle of StellauBattle of SoltauBremenKielRostockBremerhavenFlensburgOldenburgEmden100 km53.601N, 9.476E
Placed at Duchy of Bremen and Verden; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Bremen-Verden Campaign is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q907323, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Bremen-Verden campaign, revision 1378368790, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.