Atlas of Battles

war, 20 engagements

Battles of the Scanian War

The atlas places 20 engagements of the Scanian War (1675 to 1679): 8 battles, 10 sieges and 2 naval actions across 3 present-day countries, most in Sweden (14), Germany (5), Denmark (1).

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Battle of NauenBattle of FehrbellinSiege of WismarBattle of ÖlandLanding at YstadSiege of LandskronaSiege of ChristianstadBattle of HalmstadBattle of LundSiege of KristianopelSiege of KarlshamnBattle of MønSiege of MalmöBattle of MarstrandBattle of LandskronaBattle of UddevallaBattle of WarksowSiege of Bohus FortressSiege of HelsingborgSiege of Stralsund, 1678BerlinHamburgKøbenhavnGdańskKaliningradKristiansandBremenGöteborgÅrhusLinköping200 km55.343N, 13.750E
20 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
27 June 1675Battle of NauenNauen, GermanyBrandenburgian victory
28 June 1675Battle of FehrbellinFehrbellin, GermanyBrandenburgian victory
15 October 1675Siege of WismarWismar, Germany
1 June 1676Battle of ÖlandBaltic Sea, SwedenDano-Dutch victory
28 June 1676Landing at YstadSwedenDano-Dutch victory
5 July 1676Siege of LandskronaQ10553941, Sweden
10 August 1676Siege of ChristianstadSwedenDanish victory
17 August 1676Battle of HalmstadHalmstad, SwedenSwedish victory
4 December 1676Battle of LundLund, SwedenSwedish victory
11 February 1677Siege of KristianopelKristianopel, Sweden
1 March 1677Siege of KarlshamnKarlshamn, Sweden
31 May 1677Battle of MønMøn, DenmarkDano–Norwegian victory
11 June 1677Siege of MalmöMalmö, SwedenSwedish victory
6 July 1677Battle of MarstrandMarstrand, Sweden
14 July 1677Battle of LandskronaLandskrona, Sweden
28 August 1677Battle of UddevallaUddevalla, SwedenDano–Norwegian victory
18 January 1678Battle of WarksowRügen, GermanySwedish victory
4 June 1678Siege of Bohus FortressBohus Fortress, SwedenSwedish victory
9 June 1678Siege of HelsingborgHelsingborg, Sweden
10 October 1678Siege of Stralsund, 1678Stralsund, GermanyBrandenburg–Prussian victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Scanian War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.