battle, early modern
Battle of Halmstad
Battle of Halmstad was a battle fought on 17 August 1676 at Halmstad, in what is now Sweden. It was part of the Scanian War, which ran from 1675 to 1679. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 men against 3,500–4,000 men.
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Record
| Date | 17 August 1676 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Halmstad, Sweden 56.653N, 12.910E | |
| Part of | Scanian War (1675 to 1679) | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Result | Swedish victory | |
| Belligerents | Swedish Empire | Denmark–Norway |
| Commanders | Charles XI; Simon Grundel-Helmfelt; Rutger von Ascheberg | Jacob Duncan |
| Strength | 6,000 men | 3,500–4,000 men |
| Casualties and losses | 200: 41 killed; 144 wounded | 3,000: 1,000 killed; 2,000 captured |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Niså 1062, 6.1 km
- Battle of Mared 1563, 16 km
- Siege of Laholm Castle 1644, 17 km
- Battle of Axtorna 1565, 46 km
- Battle of Vittsjö 1612, 57 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Christianstad 10 August 1676
- After: Battle of Lund 4 December 1676
- All 20 engagements of Scanian War
Elsewhere in 1676
- Battle of Augusta Italy
- Battle of Stromboli Italy
- Battle of Palermo Italy
- Siege of Maastricht Netherlands
- Battle of Żurawno Ukraine
Battle of Halmstad is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 83 in present-day Sweden.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888779, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Halmstad, revision 1374709416, 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.