Battle of Wolgast
| Battle of Wolgast | |||||||
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| Part of the Thirty Years' War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Denmark–Norway | Holy Roman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Christian IV | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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7,000 total 5,000-6,000 in battle | 7,000–8,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,000 killed 1,100 captured | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Wolgast was an engagement in the Thirty Years' War, fought on 22 August (O.S.) or 2 September (N.S.) 1628 near Wolgast, Duchy of Pomerania, Germany.
Danish forces of Christian IV of Denmark-Norway had made landfall on Usedom and the adjacent mainland, and expelled the imperial occupation forces. An Imperial army commanded by Albrecht von Wallenstein left besieged Stralsund to confront Christian IV. Ultimately, the Danish forces were defeated. Christian IV and a fraction of his landing force were able to escape by ship.