Siege of Nakskov
| Siege of Nakskov | |||||||||
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| Part of the Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658) | |||||||||
Nakskov and its surroundings mapped by Swedish cartographers during the siege | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Swedish Empire | Denmark–Norway | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Overbeck |
Francis Edmondt Both Sten Brahe | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| One cavalry regiment | Nakskov garrison | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown |
1,500 peasants 75 German cavalry 75 Scanian freeshooters 40 guns | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The siege of Nakskov began on 6 February 1658, when a Swedish cavalry regiment under Överste Overbeck surrounded the city, and only one day later, the civilians in the town, not wanting to end up like Fredriksodde, which had been besieged and conquered by the Swedes, surrendered the city on February 7.