Danish invasion of Scania (1676)

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The Danish invasion of Scania (1676) was a major campaign during the Scanian War in which Denmark sought to reclaim the Scanian provinces from Swedish control through large-scale landings and battles in southern Sweden.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf invasion
military campaign
belligerent Denmark–Norway
Sweden
belligerentStrength Swedish army assembled in southern Sweden
large Danish expeditionary force transported by sea
chronology took place after the Danish naval victory at the Battle of Öland (1676)
commander Carl XI of Sweden
Christian V of Denmark–Norway
conflict Scanian War
conflictType amphibious operation
land campaign
country Denmark–Norway
endTime 1676
followedBy continued land warfare in Scania (1677–1679)
hasCause Danish attempt to reconquer Scanian provinces lost to Sweden
Danish desire to reverse the Treaty of Roskilde (1658)
hasPart Battle of Landskrona
Battle of Lund
Danish amphibious landings in Scania
occupation of large parts of Scania by Danish forces
siege and capture of Helsingborg (1676)
historicalRegionInvolved Scanian provinces
location Scania
southern Sweden
militaryTheater Scanian theater of the Scanian War
objective reconquest of Blekinge
reconquest of Halland
reconquest of Scania
opponent Sweden
opposedBy Swedish field army in Scania
Swedish local militias and snapphanar guerrillas
outcome restoration of Swedish control over most of Scania by 1679
partOf Dano-Swedish conflicts of the 17th century
linked to: Dano-Swedish wars

Scanian War
precededBy Dano-Swedish naval operations in 1675–1676
relatedTo Treaty of Lund (1679)
linked to: Treaty of Lund

Treaty of Roskilde
result Danish failure to permanently recover Scania
Swedish strategic victory
significantEvent Battle of Lund on 4 December 1676
linked to: Battle of Lund

Danish capture of Helsingborg in 1676
Danish landing near Råå in June 1676
winter campaigning in Scania 1676–1677
startTime 1676
temporalContext late 17th century

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Scanian front partOf Danish invasion of Scania (1676)
Danish naval campaign of 1677 relatedEvent Danish invasion of Scania
linked to: Danish invasion of Scania (1676)