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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instanceOf invasion
military campaign
belligerent Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Christian V of Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED
conflict Scanian War NERFINISHED
conflictType amphibious operation
land campaign
country Denmark–Norway NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Battle of Lund NERFINISHED
Danish amphibious landings in Scania
occupation of large parts of Scania by Danish forces
siege and capture of Helsingborg (1676) NERFINISHED
historicalRegionInvolved Scanian provinces NERFINISHED
location Scania NERFINISHED
southern Sweden NERFINISHED
militaryTheater Scanian theater of the Scanian War NERFINISHED
objective reconquest of Blekinge
reconquest of Halland
reconquest of Scania
opponent Sweden NERFINISHED
opposedBy Swedish field army in Scania NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Scanian War NERFINISHED
precededBy Dano-Swedish naval operations in 1675–1676 NERFINISHED
relatedTo Treaty of Lund (1679) NERFINISHED
Treaty of Roskilde NERFINISHED
result Danish failure to permanently recover Scania
Swedish strategic victory
significantEvent Battle of Lund on 4 December 1676 NERFINISHED
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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