Landing at Ystad (1659)
| Landing at Ystad | |||||||||
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| Part of the Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660) | |||||||||
Reconstructed map of Ystad from the 18th century | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Denmark–Norway | Swedish Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Frederik Ahlefeldt | Gustaf Otto Stenbock | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| 8 cavalry companies | Ystad garrison | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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460 infantry and cavalry 8 ships | c. 1,000 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The landing at Ystad, also called the Ystad coup (Swedish: Ystadskuppen) occurred on 7 September 1659 and began when Major General Frederik Ahlefeldt captured Ystad with 8 ships and 460 men. Soon after, groups of Snapphanar quickly organized into groups as large as 60 to support the Danish landing, arriving at Ystad only to find out the true size of the Danish force. A few days later, the Danes were forced to withdraw after several small skirmishes with Gustaf Otto Stenbock. The snapphanar were also eventually forced to get on stolen boats and sail towards Bornholm and Zealand after being hunted down by Stenbock.