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The Swedish wars on Bremen were fought between the Swedish Empire and the Hanseatic town of Bremen in 1654 and 1666. Bremen claimed to be subject to the Holy Roman Emperor, maintaining Imperial immediacy, while Sweden claimed Bremen to be a mediatised part of her dominions of Bremen-Verden, themselves territories immediately beneath the emperor.
- 1654, 1666
- Bremen-Verden, Bremen
The Bremen-Verden Campaign (German: Bremen-Verdener Feldzug) was a conflict during the Northern Wars in Europe. From 15 September 1675 to 13 August 1676 an anti-Swedish coalition comprising Brandenburg-Prussia, the neighbouring imperial princedoms of Lüneburg and Münster, and Denmark-Norway, conquered the Duchies of Bremen and Verden.
- 15 September 1675-13 August 1676
- Allied victory
- Duchies of Bremen and Verden
Bremen-Verden's Swedish government tried to militarily defeat the Free Imperial City of Bremen, provoking two wars. In 1381 the city of Bremen had captured de facto rule in an area around Bederkesa and westwards thereof up to the lower Weser stream near Lehe (aka Bremerlehe). Early in 1653 Bremen-Verden's Swedish troops captured Lehe.
The First War on Bremen, from The Many Swedish Wars by Hans Högman Första Bremiska Kriget 1654, from Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek, in Swedish Bremens Weg in die Selbständigkeit (Bremen's Road to Self-Government), by Hartmut Müller, in German Kriege der Neuzeit, 1650-1699, in German
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A first Swedish War on Bremen had been fought over the issue in 1653-1654. Since 1663, Gustav Horn was Swedish Governor of the Duchies of Bremen and Verden. Bremen had strong fortifications, a garrison of 1500 men and 6000 burghers who could be drawn into the militia.
The Swedish wars on Bremen were fought between the Swedish Empire and the Hanseatic town of Bremen in 1654 and 1666. Bremen claimed to be subject to the Holy Roman Emperor, maintaining Imperial immediacy, while Sweden claimed Bremen to be a mediatised part of her dominions of Bremen-Verden, themselves territories immediately beneath the emperor.
Oct 27, 2017 · However, Bremen still refuses to accept Swedish sovereignty and in 1665 Sweden decides to deal with Bremen. In January 1666 a military Swedish force marches from Swedish Pommern towards Bremen. For the time being the force didn’t use any violence. Bremen kept on refusing Swedish sovereignty and in August the Swedes starts a blockade of the ...
