Siege of Landsberg
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changes Landsberg is captured by Swedish forces
| Siege of Landsberg | |||||||||
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| Part of the Thirty Years' War | |||||||||
 A map of Landsberg from 1631 depicting the siege | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Swedish Empire |
 Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Gustavus Adolphus Gustaf Horn Johan Banér Patrick Ruthven Robert Monro John Hepburn Donald Mackay |
Adam von Scharfenstein Julius Henry[1] | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
 Mackay’s Regiment of Foote Green Brigade |
Landsberg garrison Atlsächsisch Regiment[1] | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 9,500[2] | 4,000[3]-6,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Insignificant | Heavy | ||||||||
The Siege of Landsberg was a Swedish siege of Landsberg an der Warthe during the Thirty Years' War.
After storming Frankfurt an der Oder, Gustavus Adolphus immediately marched with part of his army towards the southern side of Landsberg an der Warthe while Gustaf Horn approached the city from the north. He planned to secure his eastern flank in this way. Both reached the city on 17 April. Johan Banér was simultaneously ordered to demolish the bridge at Küstrin and complete a redoubt there, as well as to fortify Frankfurt to protect against Tilly's army, which was feared to intervene in the Swedish operations. On 25 April, Johan Banér also arrived with more soldiers from Frankfurt.
The siege began on the same day, as Gustavus Adolphus and Gustaf Horn had meanwhile built bridges over the Warthe River.[3][4] Many of there troops were made up of Scottish troops under the command of Patrick Ruthven, Robert Monro, John Hepburn, and Donald Mackay.