Battle of Nyborg

The Battle of Nyborg was a battle fought between Sweden and the combined forces of Denmark, Dutch naval forces under Michiel de Ruyter, troops of Brandenburg-Prussia, and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under Stefan Czarniecki. The battle was engaged on 14 November 1659 at Nyborg on the Danish island of Funen. Nyborg was the final major conflict of the Dano-Swedish War of 1658 to 1660.

Battle of Nyborg
Part of the Second Northern War
Landgangen i Kerteminde 1659 by Christian Mølsted. Landing at Funen, shortly before the battle of Nyborg.
Date November 14, 1659 Location Nyborg at the island of Funen, Denmark Result Decisive Allied victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Denmark–Norway Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Philip Florinus of Sulzbach Gustaf Otto Stenbock	Hans Schack Ernst Albrecht von Eberstein
Strength
5,000[1]–5,500[2]	9,000[2]
Casualties and losses
2,000 killed, 3,000 or more captured the day after[1]	1,900 killed and wounded[2]

Swedish Imperial Field Marshal Philip Florinus of Sulzbach, leading the vanquished Swedish forces, was forced to save his own life by fleeing under cover of night. The battle is considered one of the most important Danish victories of the war.[3]

See also

• 1659 in Denmark

References

1. Fredrik Ferdinand Carlson, Carl Fredrik Ernst Carlson. Carl X Gustaf. P.A. Norstedt, 1855. p. 420
2. Claes–Göran Isacsson. Karl X Gustavs krig: Fälttågen i Polen, Tyskland, Baltikum, Danmark och Sverige 1655-1660. Svenska Historiska Media Förlag AB, 2015. pp. 252–253
3. "Karl 10. Gustav" (in Danish). Europas stormaget - historie og krige. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-06-23.