Swedish invasion of Brandenburg
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The Swedish invasion of Brandenburg was a 1674–1675 military campaign in which Sweden, allied with France, attacked the Electorate of Brandenburg during the wider conflicts of the Franco-Dutch War, prompting a decisive Brandenburg-Prussian counteroffensive.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swedish invasion of Brandenburg canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
invasion
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| ally | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Brandenburg-Prussia
NERFINISHED
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Electorate of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignType | land campaign ⓘ |
| cause | Swedish alliance with France ⓘ |
| combatant |
Electorate of Brandenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Franco-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictScope | regional ⓘ |
| conflictType | early modern European war ⓘ |
| country |
Brandenburg-Prussia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ |
| endTime | 1675 ⓘ |
| era | Age of Absolutism ⓘ |
| followedBy | Brandenburg-Prussian counteroffensive in Pomerania ⓘ |
| hasPart | Battle of Fehrbellin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Brandenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Electorate of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTechnology | pike and shot warfare ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Northern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | French strategy to distract Brandenburg from the Dutch front ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Carl Gustav Wrangel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Waldemar Wrangel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Electorate of Brandenburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
Swedish retreat from Brandenburg
ⓘ
rise of Brandenburg-Prussia’s military reputation ⓘ |
| partOf | Franco-Dutch War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Swedish participation in the Franco-Dutch War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Brandenburg-Prussian military reforms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish-Brandenburg War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Brandenburg-Prussian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
enhanced the prestige of Frederick William, the Great Elector
ⓘ
marked the decline of Swedish dominance in northern Germany ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Battle of Fehrbellin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1674 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
force Brandenburg to withdraw support from the Dutch Republic
ⓘ
secure French interests in the Franco-Dutch War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
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