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Torstenson War

1643–1645 · 17th century · Part of the Thirty Years' War

The Torstenson War of 1643–1645 was a conflict between Sweden and Denmark-Norway within the Thirty Years' War, named after the Swedish general Lennart Torstensson, who invaded Jutland from Germany. Swedish forces also attacked Scania, and a Swedish-Dutch fleet destroyed much of the Danish fleet at Fehmarn in 1644. By the Treaty of Brömsebro Denmark ceded Gotland, Ösel, Jämtland and Härjedalen.

Torstenson War
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Torstenson War. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/torstenson-war
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