Siege of Landsberg
| Siege of Landsberg | |||||||||
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| Part of the Thirty Years' War | |||||||||
 A map of Landsberg from 1631 depicting the siege | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Swedish Empire |
.svg.png){kind=small} Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Gustavus Adolphus Gustaf Horn Johan Banér Patrick Ruthven Robert Monro John Hepburn Donald Mackay |
Adam von Scharfenstein Julius Henry[1] | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
 Mackay’s Regiment of Foote Green Brigade |
Landsberg garrison Atlsächsisch Regiment[1] | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 9,500[2] | 4,000[3]–6,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Insignificant | Heavy | ||||||||
The Siege of Landsberg was a Swedish siege of Landsberg an der Warthe during the Thirty Years' War.
Background
After storming Frankfurt an der Oder, Gustavus Adolphus immediately marched with part of his army towards the southern side of Landsberg an der Warthe while Gustaf Horn approached the city from the north. He planned to secure his eastern flank in this way. Both reached the city on 17 April. Johan Banér was simultaneously ordered to demolish the bridge at Küstrin and complete a redoubt there, as well as to fortify Frankfurt to protect against Tilly's army, which was feared to intervene in the Swedish operations. On 25 April, Johan Banér also arrived with more soldiers from Frankfurt.
The siege began on the same day, as Gustavus Adolphus and Gustaf Horn had meanwhile built bridges over the Warthe River.[3][4] Many of there troops were made up of Scottish troops under the command of Patrick Ruthven, Robert Monro, John Hepburn, and Donald Mackay.
Siege
The Swedes first directed artillery fire at a redoubt located outside Landsberg, which was then stormed. Then the siege of the city began while a guard detachment of Croats was driven away. During the afternoon, an attack from the city was also repelled, after which the garrison carried out a heavy fire until the evening. When the Swedes then tried to start negotiations, the city asked for two days of reflection, but when Gustavus Adolphus refused this, the city gave in, in exchange for the garrison being allowed to march away and promised not to fight for eight months.[3][4][5]
References
- 1 2 Ike Skelton Combined Arm Research Library, Army of the Holy Roman Empire 1631.
- ↑ Mankell, Julius (4 mars 2025). Arkiv till upplysning om svenska krigens och krigsinrättningarnes historia, tredje bandet. sid. XXII.
- 1 2 3 Dodge, Theodor Ayrault (4 mars 2025). Gustavus Adolphus; a history of the art of war from its revival after the middle ages to the end of the Spanish succession war, with a detailed account of the campaigns of the great Swede, and of the most famous campaign of Turenne, Condé, Eugene and Marlborough. With 237 charts, maps, plans of battles and tactical manoeuvres, cuts of uniforms, arms, and weapons. sid. 213.
- 1 2 Munthe, Ludvig Wilhelmson (4 mars 2025). Kongl. fortifikationens historia. sid. 458–459.
- ↑ Starbäck, Carl Georg (4 mars 2025). Berättelser ur svenska historien, fjerde bandet. Gustaf II Adolf. sid. 316.
Sources
- Ike Skelton Combined Arm Research Library, Army of the Holy Roman Empire 1631.
- Mankell, Julius (4 mars 2025). Arkiv till upplysning om svenska krigens och krigsinrättningarnes historia, tredje bandet. sid. XXII
- Dodge, Theodor Ayrault (4 mars 2025). Gustavus Adolphus; a history of the art of war from its revival after the middle ages to the end of the Spanish succession war, with a detailed account of the campaigns of the great Swede, and of the most famous campaign of Turenne, Condé, Eugene and Marlborough. With 237 charts, maps, plans of battles and tactical manoeuvres, cuts of uniforms, arms, and weapons. sid. 213
- Munthe, Ludvig Wilhelmson (4 mars 2025). Kongl. fortifikationens historia. sid. 458–459
- Starbäck, Carl Georg (4 mars 2025). Berättelser ur svenska historien, fjerde bandet. Gustaf II Adolf. sid. 316