Draft:Battle of Malkværnsskansen
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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In 1643, the [[Torstenson War]] broke out between Denmark and Sweden. Sweden invaded [[Jutland]] and [[Scania]] at once, with [[Lennart Torstensson]] leading the campaign in Jutland and [[Gustav Horn]] in Scania.{{Sfn|von Essen|2020|pp=99 & 101}} |
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=== Situation on Bornholm === |
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When the war broke out, Holger Rosencrantz was the commander of [[Bornholm]]. Previous requests to reinforce the island had gone unanswered by the Danish government. The island's fortress, [[Hammershus]], was also in terrible condition. The island had several [[Redoubt|redoubts]] and [[artillery batteries]] along its shore, as well as a militia. The exact number of men the militia could muster is debated. According to M.K. Zahrtmann, the militia consisted of 3,000 men, 2,400 of whom were capable of combat.{{Sfn|Jørgensen|1900|pp=128–129}} |
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Rosencrantz ordered that the shore be defended day and night, and it was agreed that each parish on the island would send mounted peasants in the event of an emergency.{{Sfn|Jørgensen|1900|p=130}} |
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=== Prelude === |
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[[File:Porträtt_av_greve_Carl_Gustaf_Wrangel_(1613-1676),_riksmarsk_och_generalfältherre_-_Skoklosters_slott_-_97392.tif|left|thumb|220x220px|Portrait of Wrangel from 1662 by [[Matthäus Merian the Younger|Matthäus Merian]]]] |
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On 25 May, orders from [[Stockholm]] for [[Carl Gustaf Wrangel]] to depart from [[Wismar]] arrived on board the ships ''Apollo'' and ''Enhorn'', which also carried 300 sailors. In total, Wrangel had 19 ships, along with one [[Fire ship|fireship]] and a few smaller vessels. On 31 May, he departed from Wismar, setting course for [[Dornbusch (Hiddensee)|Dornbusch]], where he planned to rendezvous with [[:sv:Erik_Ryning_(1592-1654)|Erik Ryning]]. Outside Darsserort on 1 June, two ships from Ryning's fleet, ''Rekompens'' and ''Västervik'', notified him that Ryning would soon arrive at Dornbusch.{{Sfn|Munthe|1910|p=72}} |
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Accordingly, Wrangel waited off the shore of [[Rügen]] for the first week of June awaiting Ryning's arrival. However, he soon learned of a failed Danish expedition to [[Gothenburg]], and that the Danish fleet had returned to [[Copenhagen]]. As the Danish fleet was no longer a threat, and not having heard anything from Ryning, Wrangel decided to conquer Bornholm.{{Sfn|Munthe|1910|p=72|pp=72–73}}{{Sfn|Liljefalk|1913|p=642}}{{Sfn|Vessberg|1895|p=59}} |
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== Battle == |
== Battle == |
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