Northern War
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges
- Curriculum: Eastern European History, Scandinavian History, 17th Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Baltic States
- Date: July, 1655-June, 1660
Article abstract: At issue: Swedish supremacy in the Baltic. Result: Swedish acquisition of southern Scandinavian peninsula from Denmark.
Background
The Swedish Empire included Sweden, Finland, and several Baltic islands, as well as Ingria, Estonia, Karelia, and Livonia in northeast Europe. Much of this land had been acquired by military conquest against Denmark, Poland-Lithuania, and Russia. The Thirty Years’ War and the Peace of Westphalia (1648) established Sweden as the leading power in the Baltic. Sweden acquired Verden, Bremen, Wismar, and West...
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