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Siege of Stralsund
In 1628, Imperial Marshal Wallenstein besieged the Pomeranian port city of Stralsund, attempting to cut Sweden's links with German Protestant powers.…
Timeline
- 1628Stralsund · Mecklenburg-VorpommernWallenstein led Imperial and Catholic League troops to surround this Hanseatic port, attempting to force it to accept Imperial suzerainty and eliminate Swedish influence in Pomerania.
- 1628Stralsund · Mecklenburg-VorpommernSweden dispatched generals including Alexander Leslie with reinforcements into the city, who together with the citizen militia resisted multiple Imperial assaults and the blockade, holding the harbor and wall defenses.
- 1628Stralsund · Mecklenburg-VorpommernUnable to take the city after prolonged assaults, and facing growing logistical and political pressure, Wallenstein left the field in July, and the Imperial forces formally lifted the siege in August; Stralsund continued as an important Swedish forward base in Germany.
Sources
- Siege of Stralsund (1628) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Stralsund_(1628)
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: Stralsund https://www.britannica.com/place/Stralsund
- Thirty Years War: Siege of Stralsund (1628)