Battle of Nyborg
| Battle of Nyborg | |||||||
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| Part of the Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660) | |||||||
Battle of Nyborg depicted by Willem Swidde | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Swedish Empire |
Denmark-Norway Brandenburg-Prussia Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Dutch Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Philip Florinus of Sulzbach Gustaf Otto Stenbock |
Hans Schack Ernst Albrecht von Eberstein Stefan Czarniecki Michiel de Ruyter | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000–7,000 | 9,000–11,200 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2,000 killed, 3,000 or more captured the day after | 1,900 killed and wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Nyborg took place between Sweden and the combined forces of Denmark, Dutch naval forces under Michiel de Ruyter, troops of Brandenburg-Prussia, and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under Stefan Czarniecki. The battle was engaged on 14 November 1659 at Nyborg on the Danish island of Funen. Nyborg was the final major battle of the Dano-Swedish War of 1658 to 1660.
Swedish Imperial field marshal Philip Florinus of Sulzbach, leading the vanquished Swedish forces, was forced to save his own life by fleeing under cover of night. The battle is considered one of the most important Danish victories of the war.