Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Swedish siege force consisted of 11 brigades and 16 squadrons comprising 4,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry and 50 cannons. [9] The Swedish fired over 200 heated shot a day into the city, and several large howitzers were brought to bombard the Danish capital, including the 300-pounder "Eric Hansson", earlier used in the siege of Kraków. [10]
Siege of Copenhagen may refer to: Siege of Copenhagen (1368) Siege of Copenhagen (1658) Battle of Copenhagen (1807), in which Copenhagen was also besieged; See also
11 August – The Swedish army resumes its siege of Copenhagen. 29 October – In the Battle of the Sound, a Dutch fleet come in support of Denmark which forces the Swedish fleet to end the blockade of Copenhagen. Soon after, Sweden has to abandon the siege of the city and withdraw from the Danish isles while they remain present in Jutland. [2]
Assault on Copenhagen (1659), a major battle during the Second Northern War, taking place during the siege of Copenhagen by the Swedish army. Battle of Copenhagen (1801), a naval battle between a British fleet and the Dano-Norwegian Navy; Battle of Copenhagen (1807), a British bombardment of Copenhagen to capture or destroy the Dano-Norwegian fleet
The Swedish King Gustav Vasa sent a Swedish army to the aid of Christian III, which invaded Skåne at Loshult and plundered, burned, and murdered their way throughout the Gønge area as it advanced toward the town of Væ. Later, a Swedish army invaded Halland, which was destroyed by fire and sword.
The siege of Copenhagen (Danish: Belejringen af København) or the Capture of Copenhagen (Danish: Overtagelsen af København), was a looting and siege of Copenhagen and Absalon's Castle in 1368 between Denmark and the Hanseatic League, during the Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370). The city was looted and Absalon's castle was destroyed.
The gunpowder magazine at the Eastern Rampart exploded on two occasions. The first time was on 16 December 1658, during the Swedish siege of Copenhagen in the Second Northern War. On 31 March 1779 it exploded again. Seven people were killed and 47 were injured. It was subsequently rebuilt and not decommissioned until 1872. [6]
S. Siege of Åbo (1563) Siege of Älvsborg (1439) Siege of Älvsborg (1563) Siege of Älvsborg (1612) Siege of Bohus fortress; Siege of Copenhagen (1658)