Event Invasion of Swedish Pomerania by Brandenburg-Prussia

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Was the invasion of Swedish Pomerania by Brandenburg-Prussia during the Scanian War.

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  • August 1676: Siege and sack of Anklam by Brandenburgian and Imperial forces.
  • January 1676: Combined Brandenburgian, Danish and Imperial forces advance towards Greifswald via Tribsees and Grimmen.
  • October 1676: Siege and sack of Demmin.
  • November 1678: In 1678, Greifswald and all of Swedish Pomerania, except for Rügen, were lost to Denmark and Brandenburg. This marked the end of Sweden's presence on the continent, with the territory going to Swedish Pomerania.
  • October 1678: Stralsund, a city in Pomerania, fell on October 11, 1678, during the Scanian War. The city was besieged by the forces of King Charles XI of Sweden and eventually surrendered to Brandenburg-Prussia under the command of Field Marshal Hans Adam von Schöning.
  • November 1678: In 1678, Greifswald and all of Swedish Pomerania, except for Rügen, were lost to Denmark and Brandenburg. This marked the end of Sweden's presence on the continent, with the territory going to Swedish Pomerania.
  • November 1675: Imperial and Brandenburgian forces retreat from Swedish Pomerania via the Recknitz river.
  • November 1678: All Swedish Pomerania occupied by Denmark (Rügen) and Brandenburg.
  • October 1675: Brandenburgian forces occupy Tribsees.
  • January 1678: In December 1677, the elector of Brandenburg captured Stettin.
  • October 1678: Stralsund, a city in Pomerania, fell on October 11, 1678, during the Scanian War. The city was besieged by the forces of King Charles XI of Sweden and eventually surrendered to Brandenburg-Prussia under the command of Field Marshal Hans Adam von Schöning.
  • October 1675: Brandenburgian forces cross the Peene near Gützkow and advance northwards to sack Damgarten.
  • November 1675: Imperial and Brandenburgian forces retreat from Swedish Pomerania via the Recknitz river.
  • October 1675: Brandenburgian forces occupy Swedish Wollin and Usedom and reach the Peene river at Völschow.
  • November 1675: Imperial and Brandenburgian forces retreat from Swedish Pomerania via the Recknitz river.