Draft:Siege of Malmö (1644)

== Background ==

== Background ==

[[File:Kungsboken-karta-skane-1.jpg|left|thumb|205x205px|Hand-drawn map of Scania by [[:sv:Gerhard_von_Buhrman|Gerhard Buhrmann]] in 1684]]

[[File:Kungsboken-karta-skane-1.jpg|left|thumb|205x205px|Hand-drawn map of Scania by [[:sv:Gerhard_von_Buhrman|Gerhard Buhrmann]] in 1684]]

In 1643, the [[Torstenson War]] broke out between Denmark and Sweden, fueled by Swedish frustrations over Danish actions during the [[Thirty Years' War]].{{Sfn|von Essen|2020|p=97}} [[Gustav Horn]] led the invasion of [[Scania]], beginning on 14 February 1644.{{Sfn|Palmstierna|Zeeh|1944|p=78}} His army, around 10,800 men in total, consisted of 7,700 infantry and 3,100 cavalry. Additionally, his artillery consisted of six 12-pounder guns, 22 3-pounder guns, and two mortars.{{Sfn|von Essen|2020|p=104}}{{Sfn|Palmstierna|Zeeh|1944|p=78}} He [[Siege of Landskrona Citadel|besieged and captured Landskrona Citadel]] on 7 April 1644.{{Sfn|Vessberg|1895|p=24}} He later moved toward Laholm Castle, [[Siege of Laholm Castle|which capitulated]] on 15 May.{{Sfn|Vessberg|1895|p=29}}

In 1643, the [[Torstenson War]] broke out between Denmark and Sweden, fueled by Swedish frustrations over Danish actions during the [[Thirty Years' War]].{{Sfn|von Essen|2020|p=97}} [[Gustav Horn]] led the invasion of [[Scania]], beginning on 14 February 1644.{{Sfn|Palmstierna|Zeeh|1944|p=78}} His army, around 10,800 men in total, consisted of 7,700 infantry and 3,100 cavalry. Additionally, his artillery consisted of six 12-pounder guns, 22 3-pounder guns, and two mortars.{{Sfn|von Essen|2020|p=104}}{{Sfn|Palmstierna|Zeeh|1944|p=78}} He [[Siege of Landskrona Citadel|besieged and captured Landskrona Citadel]] on 7 April 1644.{{Sfn|Vessberg|1895|p=24}}

He later moved toward Laholm Castle, [[Siege of Laholm Castle|which capitulated]] on 15 May.{{Sfn|Vessberg|1895|p=29}} On 1 June, he moved toward Halmstad, and when a bridge was completed over the [[Nissan River]], he moved to [[:sv:Arlösa_herrgård|Arlösa]], from which Swedish troops plundered local lands. On 9 June, he returned to Laholm, and then marched toward [[Ystad]] on 12 June with the entire army to establish communication with the Swedish fleet.{{Sfn|Vessberg|1895|pp=30–31}}

=== Prelude ===

=== Swedish plan ===

On 11 May, the Swedish government sent [[:sv:Jakob_Törnsköld|Jakob Törnsköld]] to Horn, bearing instructions for the summer campaign. As opinion of Sweden in the [[Dutch Republic]] had worsened, the Swedish government decided to postpone Swedish landings on the Danish islands. The main objective shifted to [[Malmö]].{{Sfn|Vessberg|1895|pp=31–32}}

Horn's army also received reinforcements. These were in the form of two squadrons of cavalry from [[Finland under Swedish rule|Finland]], Axel Axelsson's infantry regiment and Sasse's cavalry squadron, and Hamilton's regiment from [[Riga]]. The Swedish government also asked Lennart Torstensson in Jutland to send a further 2,000 infantry as reinforcements to Horn.{{Sfn|Vessberg|1895|pp=32–33}}

== Prelude ==

== Siege ==

== Siege ==