The Landing at Ystad (Danish: Landgangen ved Ysted, Swedish: Landningen vid Ystad), also known as the Battle of Ystad, (Danish: Slaget ved Ysted, Swedish: Slaget vid Ystad) was an amphibious attack and landing at Ystad performed by a Dano-Dutch fleet on 27 June 1676 during the Scanian War. The landing was a success, and the Swedish garrison and relief force were forced to retreat.
| Battle of Ystad | |||||||||
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| Part of the Scanian War | |||||||||
 Reconstruction of a map of Ystad from c. 1700 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Denmark-Norway |
 Swedish Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Cornelis Tromp Niels Juel |
Otto Fersen Johan Wittenberg | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Unknown |
Ystad garrison Guard companies | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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Some lightships 1 galiot 4,000 soldiers and sailors | +1,500 cavalry | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown |
2 officers 100 men | ||||||||
Background
editIn the summer of 1675 Denmark–Norway declared war on Sweden with the goal to reconquer Denmark and Norway's lost territories in 1645 and 1658.[1] After a combined Dano-Dutch fleet defeated the Swedish fleet at Öland, the former could thereafter pursue an amphibious landing across the Sound. The commanders of the Dano-Dutch fleet, Cornelis Tromp and Niels Juel, found Ystad to have a small garrison and could thus more easily be overtaken.[2]
Landing
editAs soon as the Swedish garrison at Ystad saw the Dano-Dutch fleet, they sent message to Malmö, in which Charles XI sent a relief force of 1,500 cavalrymen and soon after guard companies too.[3] Already on 26 June, Tromp and his ships had launched fire upon the Swedish garrison, however, the landing itself would take place the next day.[3] On the morning of 27 June, the landing was initiated.[4] Tromp and Juel sailed their frigate towards land and ordered their seamen and landing troops to be as loud as possible.[3] The landing resulted in a success and the cavalry garrison was conquered.[3]
Second confrontation
editConcurrently, the Swedish relief forces, led by Otto von Fersen and Johan Wittenberg, arrived and battle ensued again.[3] Under fighting came also the guard companies, however, the ships' fire supported the Dano-Dutch troops so well that the Swedes would retreat.[3] The Swedish death toll was two officers and 100 men.[3]
Aftermath
editWhen the outcome of the battle reached Malmö, King Charles marched to Ystad to drive out the Danes, however, the march would be given up when finding out that the Danes had embarked on the ships again.[3] Two days later, on 29 June, Christian V of Denmark would land at Raa near Helsingborg and the main invasion had begun.[4]
See also
edit- Battle of Lund – 1676 battle of the Scanian War
- Surrender of Tribsees – 1675 military surrender in Germany
- Invasion of Gotland (1676) – Danish invasion of Gotland in 1676
References
edit- ^ "Skånske krig 1675- 1679". Nationalmuseet (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ Jensen 1900, p. 121.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Jensen 1900, p. 122.
- ^ a b Barfod 1977, p. 56.
Works cited
edit- Jensen, N.P (1900). Den Skaanske Krig [The Scanian War] (PDF) (in Danish). DET NORDISKE FORLAG.
- Barfod, Jørgen (1977). Niels Juel (PDF). Marinehistorisk selskab.
- Prud'homme van Reine, Ronald (2001). Schittering en schandaal: biografie van Maerten en Cornelis Tromp [Splendor and Scandal: Biography of Maerten and Cornelis Tromp] (in Dutch). Amsterdam: De Arbeiderspers. ISBN 9029535725.