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Siege of Stralsund, 1678

Siege of Stralsund, 1678 was a siege conducted on 10 October 1678 at Stralsund, in what is now Germany; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the Scanian War, which ran from 1675 to 1679. The recorded result: Brandenburg–Prussian victory. Recorded strength: 21,500; 80 guns against 6,000; 154 guns.

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English (en): Locator map of Stralsund in District of Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. @media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output table.multicol>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table
English (en): Locator map of Stralsund in District of Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. @media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output table.multicol>tr>td,.mw-parser-output table. Hagar66 based on work of TUBS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought10 October 1678lasted 1 day
WhereStralsund, Germany54.300N, 13.083E
OutcomeBrandenburg–Prussian victory
BelligerentsBrandenburg-PrussiaagainstSwedish Empire
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, 167816751678Siege of Stralsund, 1678, 1678
24 placed engagements of the Scanian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date10 October 1678
to 11 October 1678
PlaceStralsund, Germany
54.300N, 13.083E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeBrandenburg–Prussia captures Stralsund
Strength21,500; 80 guns6,000; 154 guns
Commanders
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 1628 and 1807.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1678

Siege of Stralsund, 1678 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 Q323943, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Stralsund (1678), revision 1374713163, 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.