Montecuccoli's landing on Funen
{{Short description|1659 landing on Funen}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Montecuccoli's landing on Funen
| place = Funen, Denmark
| width =
| partof = the Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660)
| image = Noua et accurata descriptio totius Fioniae vulgo Funen - CBT 5872201.jpg
| image_size = 300
| caption = Map of Funen from the National Library of France made in the 17th century
| date = 26 June 1659 (4 hours)
| territory = Allied landing on Funen is repulsed by Swedish forces
| result = Swedish victory
| combatants_header =
| combatant1 = {{flag|Swedish Empire}}
| combatant2 = {{flag|Habsburg Monarchy|name=Austria}}
{{flag|Denmark–Norway}}
{{flag|Dutch Republic}}
| commander1 = {{flagdeco|Swedish Empire}} Carl Gustaf Wrangel
| commander2 = {{flagdeco|Habsburg Monarchy}} Raimondo Montecuccoli{{WIA}}
| units1 = Unknown
| units2 = Unknown
| strength1 = 4,000 men
| strength2 = {{flagdeco|Habsburg Monarchy}}{{flagdeco|Denmark–Norway}} 9,000 men
{{flagdeco|Dutch Republic}} 6 warships
{{circa}} 60 smaller vessels
| casualties1 = None
| casualties2 = Heavy
5 ships damaged
Several smaller vessels sunk
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660)}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|55|21|N|10|21|E|type:isle_scale:1250000|display=inline,title}}
}}
Montecuccoli's landing on Funen occurred on 26 June 1659 when an allied force, six Dutch ships and 9,000 troops attempted to land on Swedish-occupied Funen. The Dutch ships initially bombarded the Swedish positions and the Allied troops managed to land unopposed. These were later repulsed by the 4,000 Swedish troops under the command of Carl Gustaf Wrangel. The allies suffered heavy casualties with 5 of the Dutch warships being damaged.
Background
After the capture of Fredriksodde in 1659, all of Jutland was under the control of the anti-Swedish coalition. However, they would not stay for long as their goal was to go to Copenhagen, and they assembled a force of 9,000 men at Stenderup in southern Jutland to land on Funen. Before doing so, they captured the island of Fanö to defend their flank.{{Sfn|Isacson|2015|p=242}}
Landing
File:Raimondo-montecuccoli.jpg
On 26 June, the allies shipped over their troops under the command of Raimondo Montecuccoli{{Sfn|Bonnesen|1924|p=553}} on around 60 boats, which were defended by six Dutch warships.{{Sfn|Bonnesen|1924|p=553}}{{Sfn|Isacson|2015|p=242}} After bombarding what they believed to be the Swedish positions on the island, the allies landed without any resistance at Middelfart.{{Sfn|Bonnesen|1924|p=553}}{{Sfn|Isacson|2015|p=242}} Carl Gustaf Wrangel, who led the some 4,000 Swedish troops present on the island, had pulled his troops away from the bombardment area and soon bombarded the advancing Danes once they had made it further up on the beach. The nearby Dutch Admiral ship that was supporting the landing was severely damaged.{{Sfn|Isacson|2015|p=242}} Additionally, the transport fleet had earlier been disrupted by storms and several boats had been driven towards the coast and soon sunk by the Swedes.{{Sfn|Bonnesen|1924|p=553}} The affair lasted around 4 hours.{{Sfn|Bonnesen|1924|p=553}}
Aftermath
After the failed landing, the Swedes hadn't suffered any casualties, while the allies had suffered heavy casualties. Additionally, five of the six Dutch ships were more or less damaged, and Montecuccoli had been wounded by flying shrapnel.{{Sfn|Bonnesen|1924|p=553}}
The Elector of Brandenburg, Frederick William, now suggested attacking Funen with three assault groups. One would attack from Stenderup, the other from Fredriksodde, and the third from Ebeltoft. These plans were later thwarted in the battle of Ebeltoft.{{Sfn|Isacson|2015|p=242}}
See also
- {{Annotated link|Invasion of Als (1658)}}
- {{Annotated link|Swedish conquest of Langeland (1659)}}
- {{Annotated link|Battle of Nyborg}}
References
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Works cited
- {{Cite book |last=Isacson |first=Claes-Göran |author-link=:sv:Claes-Göran Isacson |title=Karl X Gustavs krig: Fälttågen i Polen, Tyskland, Baltikum, Danmark och Sverige 1655-1660 |publisher=Historiska Media |year=2015 |isbn=9789175450117 |language=sv |trans-title=Wars of Charles X Gustav: The campaigns in Poland, Germany, the Baltics, Denmark and Sweden 1655-1660}}
- {{Cite book |last=Bonnesen |first=Sten |author-link=:sv:Sten Bonnesen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DxooAQAAMAAJ |title=Karl X Gustav |publisher=Gleerups |year=1924 |language=sv |trans-title=Charles X Gustav}}
Category:Battles involving the Swedish Empire
Category:Battles involving Denmark–Norway