Battle of Wolgast

Danish intervention in the Thirty Years' War began when Christian IV invaded the Holy Roman Empire in 1625. Despite initial success, by late 1627 the Danish army had been forced back to the Baltic Sea by Imperial troops under Albrecht von Wallenstein. The Duchy of Pomerania, which included Wolgast, capitulated to the Empire at Franzburg in November 1627. Emperor Ferdinand II gave Wallenstein the Duchy of Mecklenburg in January, and promoted him "General of the Oceanic and Baltic Seas" in April 1628. Denmark and Sweden reacted by concluding an alliance, also in April. Stralsund, some 70 kilometers west of Wolgast, refused to accept the Capitulation of Franzburg and with Danish and Swedish support successfully resisted Wallenstein's siege. In addition to the support for Stralsund, Christian IV had resorted to a strategy of amphibious ambushes, using his naval superiority to make landfalls on Fehmarn and in Eckernförde, and destroying the naval facilities in Ålborg, Greifswald, and Wismar - all in imperial hands. ==Battle==

On 11 August, Christian IV of Denmark-Norway with 7,000 troops landed on Usedom, separated from the town of Wolgast by the Peenestrom sound, and occupied the island. At the mouth of the sound, the Imperial occupation forces since February had constructed a sconce at Peenemünde, which was taken by Christian IV's troops. On 14 August (O.S.)/24 August (N.S.), they took over Wolgast meeting no resistance. Wallenstein advanced with a force of 7,000-8,000 troops, consisting of 33 infantry companies, / 2 September (N.S.). Only nightfall allowed for Christian IV and some of his troops to retreat and board their vessels. ==Aftermath==

on horseback Analysis The battle was the last one between Christian IV and the Holy Roman Empire. The defeat at Wolgast, ending the most ambitious operation of the Danish 1628 amphibious assault series, On the other hand, Wallenstein also needed a peace: The campaigns of Christian IV succeeded to keep Imperial forces busy that were needed elsewhere, and with respect to Denmark, this was a major intent behind the assaults. the victory at Wolgast postponed his dismissal. Though Ferdinand II had Ramboldo, Count of Collalto, reduce Wallenstein's army, the passage about his dismissal was stricken out. While his success was longer lasting, he would return to Wolgast on 15 July 1633 in a casket, when his body was embarked for the final transfer to Sweden. ==Notes==