Polity Bremen (Military Occupation)

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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by the Free City of Bremen that are not part of a specific military territory.

Establishment

  • July 1654: In July 1654, the people of Bremen, led by Gerhard vor dem Keller, captured Verden with 600 men, three cavalry companies, and two guns.

Chronology

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1. European wars of religion

Were a series of wars in Europe (and the overseas possessions of European countries) the 16th, 17th and early 18th that started after the Protestant Reformation. Although the immediate causes of the wars were religious, the motives were complex and also included territorial ambitions.

1.1. Thirty Years' War aftermath wars

Were a series of wars that were a continuation of the Thirty Years' War.

1.1.1. Swedish Wars on Bremen

Were two wars 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.

1.1.1.1. First Swedish War on Bremen

Was the first of two wars 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.

  • July 1654: In July 1654, the people of Bremen, led by Gerhard vor dem Keller, captured Verden with 600 men, three cavalry companies, and two guns.
  • July 1654: In mid-July, a Bremen contingent of around 1,000 men sailed down the Weser in ships, invaded the Land of Wursten and forced the residents there to contribute.
  • July 1654: In the meantime, Königsmarck had gathered 1,700 men under Carl Gustav Wrangel near Verden in order to intercept the retreating Bremen troops. News of the rapidly advancing Swedish contingent reached the people of Bremen, but their retreat was delayed because the soldiers on foot did not want to leave their booty behind.
  • November 1654: The First Stader Settlement is an agreement between the Kingdom of Sweden and the city of Bremen that ended the First Bremen-Swedish War on November 28, 1654. Parish Lehe and the rule (office) Bederkesa remained in Sweden. Blumenthal and Vegesack remained in Bremen.

Disestablishment

  • November 1654: The First Stader Settlement is an agreement between the Kingdom of Sweden and the city of Bremen that ended the First Bremen-Swedish War on November 28, 1654. Parish Lehe and the rule (office) Bederkesa remained in Sweden. Blumenthal and Vegesack remained in Bremen.