Offensive into Swedish Pomerania (1659)
| Offensive into Swedish Pomerania | |||||||||
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| Part of the Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660) | |||||||||
1679 map of Swedish Pomerania from the National Archives of Sweden | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Swedish Empire |
Brandenburg Austria Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Carl Gustaf Wrangel Paul Würtz Elias Wolfgang Braun † |
Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches Johann Reichard Starhemberg Frederick William | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Stettin garrison Wildenbruch garrison Wolin garrison |
Three infantry regiments Two cavalry regiments | ||||||||
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| Unknown |
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The Offensive into Swedish Pomerania, also called the Pomeranian Expedition (Swedish: Expeditionen mot Pommern) and the Emperor's attack on Pomerania (Swedish: Kejsarens anfall på Pommern) was an unsuccessful Austro-Brandenburger invasion of the province during the Second Northern War from August to November 1659.
It began when Jean-Louis de Souches, with 14,000–17,000 men crossed the border, capturing Greifenhagen, and Wildenbruch. Another general, Johann Reichard Starhemberg, captured Kammin before shipping his troops over to Wolin, assaulting the island's main city, also called Wolin. After receiving siege artillery, Souches also took Damm.
A week into the offensive, Frederick William, the elector of Brandenburg, marched towards Pomerania with 13,000 men. Once he crossed the border, he captured Warnemünde, Tribsees, Clempenow, Loitz, and Damgarten, with his attack on Greifswald failing. The allies then moved towards Stettin. The garrison, led by Paul Würtz, held out from September to 5 November, when the allies finally withdrew from the city and raised their siege. They later withdrew completely out of Pomerania, securing Sweden's hold over it.