Atlas of Battles

war, 24 engagements

Battles of the Scanian War

The atlas places 24 engagements of the Scanian War (1675 to 1679): 11 battles, 10 sieges and 3 naval actions across 3 present-day countries, most in Sweden (15), Germany (7), Denmark (2).

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Battle of RathenowBattle of NauenBremen-Verden CampaignSiege of WismarLanding at YstadSiege of LandskronaSiege of ChristianstadBattle of HalmstadSiege of KristianopelSiege of KarlshamnBattle of MønSiege of MalmöBattle of MarstrandBattle of UddevallaSiege of Bohus FortressSiege of HelsingborgSiege of Stralsund, 1678Battle of FehrbellinBattle of ÖlandBattle of LundBattle of Køge BayBattle of LandskronaBattle of WarksowBattle of FehrbellinBattle of ÖlandBattle of LundBattle of Køge BayBattle of LandskronaBattle of WarksowBerlinHamburgWarsawGdańskKaliningradKristiansand200 km55.476N, 13.615E
24 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1675: 5 engagements1676: 6 engagements1677: 9 engagements9 in 16771678: 4 engagements16751678
24 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

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, 167816751678
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1675Battle of RathenowRathenow, Germany
27 June 1675Battle of NauenNauen, GermanyBrandenburgian victory
28 June 1675Battle of FehrbellinFehrbellin, GermanyBrandenburgian victory
1675Bremen-Verden CampaignDuchy of Bremen and Verden, GermanyAllied 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
1677Battle of Køge BayKøge Bay, DenmarkDanish victory
1677Jämtland campaign of 1677Jämtland, Sweden
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.