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Magnus Julius De la Gardie (April 14, 1674 – 1741): A notable general and politician who played a significant role in Swedish military and political affairs. Deaths Ebba Brahe (January 5, 1674): A prominent landowner and the love interest of King Gustavus Adolphus. She was born in 1596 and was known for her influence and contributions to ...
The Swedish invasion of Brandenburg (1674–75) (German: Schwedeneinfall 1674/75) involved the occupation of the undefended Margraviate of Brandenburg by a Swedish army launched from Swedish Pomerania during the period 26 December 1674 to the end of June 1675. The Swedish invasion sparked the Swedish-Brandenburg War that, following further ...
The Swedish Empire or the Age of Greatness (Swedish: stormaktstiden) [1] ... In 1674, Louis XIV called upon Sweden to invade the Electorate of Brandenburg.
In 1674, Sweden invaded Brandenburg to assist its ally, France. Denmark–Norway, who wanted to regain its lost territories, joined the anti-Swedish alliance and invaded the Swedish possessions in Germany in 1675. [1] The Danes passed Wismar, and marched through Rostock, to Swedish Pomerania, where the Swedish forces were concentrated. [2]
The siege of Wolgast (German: Belagerung von Wolgast, Swedish: Belägringen av Wolgast) was a siege on the Swedish city of Wolgast from 1–10 November 1675 initiated by Frederick William of Brandenburg during the Swedish invasion of Brandenburg. The siege was successful for the German army and the Swedish garrison marched off Wolgast after a ...
In 1674, Brandenburg entered the Franco-Dutch War against France and dispatched an army to Alsace. As a result, France persuaded Sweden to attack the undefended Electorate of Brandenburg . In late 1674, Swedish troops advanced from Swedish Pomerania well into the Electorate, thanks to the absence of any significant contingents of Brandenburg ...
Location: Denmark-Norway, Swedish Empire. Swedish Empire Dutch Republic Denmark-Norway Holy Roman Empire: Swedish/Dutch victory Second Treaty of Brömsebro (1645) Unknown Siege of Carolusborg (1652) Location: Cape Coast Castle. Swedish Empire: Dutch Republic. Swedish victory Unknown First Bremian War (1654) [67] Location: Bremen. Swedish Empire
A Swedish army of 22,000 men under Carl Gustaf Wrangel advanced into Brandenburg in December 1674 and suffered a minor tactical defeat at the Battle of Fehrbellin in June 1675. Though not militarily significant, the defeat tarnished the reputation of near-invincibility that Swedish arms had enjoyed since the Thirty Years' War .