Draft:Bremen-Verden campaign (1657)

Bremen-Verden campaign
Part of the Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658)

Map of Bremen-Verden from 1655 by Frederik de Wit
Date1657
Location
Result Swedish victory
Territorial
changes
Danish forces repulsed from Bremen and Holstein
Belligerents
 Swedish Empire  Denmark–Norway
Commanders and leaders
Swedish Empire Charles X Gustav
Swedish Empire Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Swedish Empire Rutger von Ascheberg
Swedish Empire Adolph William
Swedish Empire Johann von Waldeck-Landau
Denmark–Norway Anders Bille
Denmark–Norway Jacob von Wancken
Units involved
Swedish Empire Bremenvörde garrison
Swedish Empire Stade garrison
Swedish Empire Harburg garrison
  • Denmark–Norway Holstein army
  • Denmark–Norway Lübbe's Black Regiment
  • Denmark–Norway Buchwald's Cavalry Squadron
  • Denmark–Norway Hadersleben Cavalry Regiment
  • Denmark–Norway Hvass' Cavalry Regiment
  • Denmark–Norway Sten Bille's Cavalry Regiment
  • Denmark–Norway Jutland Regiment of Foot
  • Denmark–Norway Nobles' Battalion
  • Denmark–Norway Kjeld Lange's Regiment of Foot
Strength
On paper
  • 9,550 men[a]
    • 6,700 infantry
    • 2,800 cavalry
    • 50 dragoons
Invasion force
  • 5,000–5,500 men
    • 2,800–3,300 infantry and dragoons
    • 2,200 cavalry
Casualties and losses
Placeholder Heavy

The Bremen-Verden campaign was initiated by Denmark at the start of the Dano-Swedish War of 1657–1658. It failed after the Swedes, rapidly coming from the Commonwealth, pushed the Danish troops out in the Autumn. The Danish king, Frederick III, not expecting the Swedes to invade Jutland, failed to make proper defenses in the south, compromising his forces in Bremen and eventually forcing a withdrawal.
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