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Battle of Öland: allied Danish-Dutch forces defeat the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea, during the Scanian War (1675–79)

The Scanian War (Danish: den Skånske Krig; Norwegian: den skånske krig; Swedish: Skånska kriget; German: Schonischer Krieg) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway,...

The Scanian War (Danish: den Skånske Krig; Norwegian: den skånske krig; Swedish: Skånska kriget; German: Schonischer Krieg) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, in the former Danish–Norwegian provinces along the border with Sweden, and in Northern Germany. While the latter battles are regarded as a theater of the Scanian war in English, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish historiography, they are seen as a separate war in German historiography, called the Swedish-Brandenburgian War (German: Schwedisch-Brandenburgischer Krieg).

The war was prompted by Swedish involvement in the Franco-Dutch War. Sweden had allied with France against several European countries.

Historical Significance

The Scanian War (Danish: den Skånske Krig; Norwegian: den skånske krig; Swedish: Skånska kriget; German: Schonischer Krieg) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden.

Events Before

  1. Don Carlos de Gurrea becomes the Spanish land guardian of Southern Netherlands

    Don Carlos de Gurrea becomes the Spanish land guardian of Southern Netherlands

  2. Royal Greenwich Observatory is established in England by King Charles II

    The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG; known as the Old Royal Observatory from 1957 to 1998, when the working Royal Greenwich Observatory, RGO, temporarily moved south from Greenwich to Herstmonceux)...

  3. King Charles II and John Flamsteed lay the foundation stone of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London

    King Charles II and John Flamsteed lay the foundation stone of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London

  4. German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under

    German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of the function y = f(x)

  5. Battle at Turkheim (Colmar): French army beats Brandenburg

    Battle at Turkheim (Colmar): French army beats Brandenburg

Events After

  1. Prince William of Orange (27) marries English princess Mary II Stuart (15)

    Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband, King William III and II, from 1689 until her death in 1694.

  2. First medical publication in America, a pamphlet on smallpox, is published in Boston

    First medical publication in America, a pamphlet on smallpox, is published in Boston

  3. King Charles II reports anti-French covenant with Netherlands

    King Charles II reports anti-French covenant with Netherlands

  4. Earl of Shaftesbury arrested and confined in the Tower of London

    Earl of Shaftesbury arrested and confined in the Tower of London

  5. First Battle of Tobago: Dutch fleet under Jacob Binckes forces a French squadron led by Jean II d'Estrées to retreat off

    First Battle of Tobago: Dutch fleet under Jacob Binckes forces a French squadron led by Jean II d'Estrées to retreat off Tobago in the Caribbean Sea during the Franco-Dutch War

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on June 1, 1676?
The Scanian War (Danish: den Skånske Krig; Norwegian: den skånske krig; Swedish: Skånska kriget; German: Schonischer Krieg) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden. It was fought from 1675 to 1679 mainly on Scanian soil, in the former Danish–Norwegian provinces along the border with Sweden, and in Northern Germany. While the latter battles are regarded as a theater of the Scanian war in English, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish historiography, they are seen as a separate war in German historiography, called the Swedish-Brandenburgian War (German: Schwedisch-Brandenburgischer Krieg).
Why is Battle of Öland: allied Danish-Dutch forces defeat the Swedish navy in the Ba... significant?
The Scanian War (Danish: den Skånske Krig; Norwegian: den skånske krig; Swedish: Skånska kriget; German: Schonischer Krieg) was a part of the Northern Wars involving the union of Denmark–Norway, Brandenburg and Sweden.

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