Siege of Stralsund

When

May 1628 – Aug 1628

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

54.30° N, 13.08° E

Description

Unsuccessful siege (1628) on Stralsund by Albrecht von Wallenstein's Imperial Army during the Thirty Years' War

1628 siege during the Thirty Years' War

The Siege of Stralsund, 13 May to 4 August 1628, took place during the Thirty Years' War when an Imperial Army under Albrecht von Wallenstein attempted to capture the key Baltic Sea port of Stralsund. Then an independent city and part of the Hanseatic League, Stralsund was initially reinforced by small numbers of Scots mercenaries in Danish service, before Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden sent a larger force under Alexand…

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