Siege of Copenhagen (1658–1660)

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The Siege of Copenhagen (1658–1660) was a major episode of the Second Northern War in which Danish forces and citizens successfully withstood a prolonged Swedish assault on the Danish capital, helping to preserve Denmark’s independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Siege of Copenhagen ⓘ
attackingForce Swedish army ⓘ
linked to: Swedish Army
belligerent Denmark–Norway ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
cause Swedish attempt to force Denmark–Norway into further concessions ⓘ
ambitions of Charles X Gustav to dominate the Baltic region ⓘ
combatantStrength larger Swedish besieging army ⓘ
outnumbered Danish defenders ⓘ
commander Charles X Gustav of Sweden ⓘ
Frederick III of Denmark ⓘ
conflict Second Northern War ⓘ
country Denmark–Norway ⓘ
defendingForce Danish garrison ⓘ
citizens of Copenhagen ⓘ
defensiveStructureUsed Copenhagen city walls ⓘ
Copenhagen ramparts ⓘ
endDate 1660-02-15 ⓘ
followedBy Treaty of Copenhagen (1660) ⓘ
hasPart Assault on Copenhagen (1659) ⓘ
historicalPeriod 17th century ⓘ
impact limitation of Swedish expansion ⓘ
strengthening of Danish monarchy ⓘ
involves artillery bombardment ⓘ
naval blockade ⓘ
urban defense ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Denmark ⓘ
location Copenhagen, Zealand ⓘ
linked to: Copenhagen
notableEvent failed Swedish storming of Copenhagen on 11 February 1659 ⓘ
notableFor civilian participation in defense ⓘ
failure of Swedish storm assault ⓘ
opponent Denmark–Norway ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
opposedBy Swedish Empire ⓘ
partOf Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660) ⓘ
Second Northern War ⓘ
place Copenhagen ⓘ
precededBy Treaty of Roskilde ⓘ
relatedTo Assault on Copenhagen (1659) ⓘ
Second Northern War ⓘ
result Danish victory ⓘ
Swedish withdrawal ⓘ
significance preservation of Danish independence ⓘ
startDate 1658-08-11 ⓘ
supportedBy Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
theatreOfWar Northern Europe ⓘ

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Second Northern War → significantEvent → Siege of Copenhagen (1658–1660) ⓘ
Kastellet → significantEvent → Siege of Copenhagen (1658–1660) ⓘ
subject linked to: Kastellet fortress
Swedish invasion of Denmark–Norway → notableEvent → Siege of Copenhagen (1658–1660) ⓘ
Siege of Copenhagen (1658–1660) → hasPart → Assault on Copenhagen (1659) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Copenhagen (1658–1660)
Siege of Copenhagen (1658–1660) → alsoKnownAs → Second Siege of Copenhagen ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Copenhagen (1658–1660)
Siege of Copenhagen (1658–1660) → relatedTo → Assault on Copenhagen (1659) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Copenhagen (1658–1660)
Count's Feud → significantEvent → siege of Copenhagen ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Copenhagen (1658–1660)