Siege of Stralsund

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The Siege of Stralsund was a failed 1628 Imperial attempt during the Thirty Years' War to capture the strategically vital Baltic port city of Stralsund, marking one of Albrecht von Wallenstein’s few major setbacks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Thirty Years' War
military siege
belligerent Albrecht von Wallenstein
City of Stralsund
linked to: Stralsund

Denmark–Norway
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Holy Roman Empire
Imperial Army
King Christian IV of Denmark
Sweden
commander Albrecht von Wallenstein
Alexander Seaton
Christian IV of Denmark
Hans Georg von Arnim-Boitzenburg
local Stralsund council
conflict Thirty Years' War
countryAtTime Holy Roman Empire
defendedBy Stralsund garrison
foreign mercenaries
defensiveStructureUsed city walls of Stralsund
endDate 1628-08
followedBy Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' War
Treaty of Bärwalde
hasParticipant Danish troops
Scottish mercenaries
Swedish troops
historicalRegion Pomerania
location Baltic Sea coast
Duchy of Pomerania
Stralsund
militaryAction artillery bombardment
assaults on city fortifications
naval blockade attempts
notableFor first permanent Swedish foothold on the German Baltic coast
one of Wallenstein's few major setbacks
outcomeForStralsund maintained independence from Imperial control
partOf Imperial campaigns in northern Germany
politicalConsequence strengthened Swedish influence in Pomerania
weakened Wallenstein's reputation
precededBy Imperial expansion in northern Germany
result Imperial failure
Imperial siege lifted
startDate 1628-05
strategicImportance access to Pomeranian coastline
control of Baltic Sea trade routes
supportedBy Danish navy
linked to: Danish Navy

Swedish navy
linked to: Swedish Navy
year 1628

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Albrecht von Wallenstein notableBattle Siege of Stralsund
Danish campaign against Swedish possessions in northern Germany relatedTo siege of Stralsund (Great Northern War)
linked to: Siege of Stralsund
Swedish campaigns in Pomerania notableBattle Siege of Stralsund (1757–1758)
linked to: Siege of Stralsund