Battle of Wolgast

Battle of Wolgast
Part of the Thirty Years' War
Date22 August (O.S.) 2 September (N.S.) 1628
Location
Wolgast, Duchy of Pomerania
present-day Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Result Imperial victory
Belligerents
 Denmark–Norway  Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Denmark–Norway Christian IV[1][2]
Strength
7,000 total[4]
5,000-6,000 in battle[3]		 7,000–8,000[3]
Casualties and losses
1,000 killed
1,100 captured[2]		 Unknown

The Battle of Wolgast was an engagement in the Thirty Years' War, fought on 22 August (O.S.)[5] or 2 September (N.S.)[6] 1628 near Wolgast, Duchy of Pomerania, Germany.[nb 1]

Danish forces of Christian IV of Denmark-Norway had made landfall on Usedom and the adjacent mainland, and expelled the imperial occupation forces. An Imperial army commanded by Albrecht von Wallenstein left besieged Stralsund to confront Christian IV.[1] Ultimately, the Danish forces were defeated.[7] Christian IV and a fraction of his landing force were able to escape by ship.

  1. ^ a b c d Findeisen (1998), p.474
  2. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Guthrie143 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Guthrie144 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gebhardt229 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Döblin (2001), p.1017
  6. ^ Bedürftig (1998), p.250
  7. ^ Beller (1928), p. 536.


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