Battle of Humlebæk

When

4 Aug 1700

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

55.96° N, 12.53° E

Description

1700 battle in the Great Northern War

Placed at the town its title names, Humlebæk.

Battle in the Great Northern War

The Landing at Humlebæk took place on 4 August 1700 (N.S.), commencing the Swedish invasion of Denmark during the Great Northern War 1700–1721. It was the first offensive during the war by the Swedish army, and it was directly led by Charles XII of Sweden commanding the right flank and Arvid Horn together with Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld at the left.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Landing at Humlebæk: The Swedish King Charles XII lands with an army at Humlebæk north of Copenhagen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Unter dem Schutz der eigenen Flotte landet der schwedische König Karl XII. auf der dänischen Hauptinsel Seeland”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “высадка Карла XII на Зеландии”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Great Northern War22 Feb 1700 · War