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Denmark enters the war against Sweden

16 VI 1657

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Frederick III of Denmark declared war on Sweden. This opened another front, with Denmark and the Commonwealth opposing the same enemy.

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pl Dania przystępuje do wojny ze Szwecją

Course of events

Frederick III of Denmark declared war on Sweden. This opened another front, with Denmark and the Commonwealth opposing the same enemy.1

A closer look

Frederick III declared war on Sweden in accordance with the alliance. Charles X Gustav now had to reckon with a Danish front as well; Commonwealth troops under Czarniecki later joined the campaign in Denmark.12

Notes

  1. Dania przystępuje do wojny ze Szwecją, Oś czasu, Warszawa: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie
  2. Przeprawa na wyspę Als, Oś czasu, Warszawa: Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie

Campaign: 1657

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