Torstensson's Jutland campaign
| Torstensson's Jutland campaign | |||||||||
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| Part of the Torstenson War | |||||||||
Propaganda print from 1644 depicting Lennart Torstensson (on the left) and Christian IV (on the right) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Swedish Empire | Denmark–Norway | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Lennart Torstensson Robert Douglas Carl Gustaf Wrangel Mortaigne de Potelles Arvid Wittenberg |
Anders Bille Axel Urup Friedrich von Buchwald (POW) | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Unknown |
Danish Jutland army Christianpreis garrison | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 16,000 men | 6,100 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Thousands defected | ||||||||
Torstensson's Jutland campaign (Swedish: Torstenssons fälttåg på Jutska halvön) occurred from 1643 to 1644 and began when Lennart Torstensson led 16,000 men into Holstein, later invading Jutland where he and Robert Douglas defeated a 1,400 strong cavalry force under Friedrich von Buchwald. Later, Torstensson had further success, capturing Kolding and later Snoghøj where thousands of Danish soldiers defected into Swedish service, while their commander fled over to the Danish with the rest of the forces.