Invasion of Rügen (1678)
| Invasion of Rügen | |||||||||
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| Part of the Swedish-Brandenburg War and the Scanian War | |||||||||
The invasion fleet and the army in order of battle on 23 September 1678 near Neukamp | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Swedish Empire |
Brandenburg-Prussia Denmark–Norway | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Otto Wilhelm von Königsmarck |
Frederick William Georg von Derfflinger Niels Juel Cornelis Tromp | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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2,700 men
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c. 9,000 men
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The invasion of Rügen of 22 to 24 September 1678 was a military operation in the Swedish-Brandenburg War, or Scanian War, that ended with the annexation of the Swedish-ruled island of Rügen by the Allies – Brandenburg-Prussia and Denmark – for just under a year before it was restored by treaty to Sweden.
The operation was a prelude to the long-planned Siege of Stralsund that followed shortly thereafter.