Siege of Wolgast (1630)
1630 Siege
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The Siege of Wolgast was a Swedish siege of the imperial Garrison of Wolgast during the Thirty Years' War.
changes Wolgast is captured by Swedish forces
| Siege of Wolgast | |||||||||
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| Part of the Thirty Years' War | |||||||||
A depiction of the Swedish siege of Wolgast | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Swedish Empire |
 Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Dodo zu Knyphausen Lars Kagg |
Federico Savelli?[a] | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Unknown |
Wolgast garrison | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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7,500 Men 7,100 Infantry 400 Cavalry | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | unknown | ||||||||
Background
After landing at Usedom on 25 June 1630, Gustavus Adolphus conquered the islands of Usedom and Wolin without resistance in late June and early July of. He then lead his army south and conquered Stettin. Several other towns around Pomerania were also conquered without a fight.
Siege
Dodo zu Innhausen und Knyphausen, commander of Usedom,[1] began the Siege of Wolgast shortly after the island was conquered.[2] An attempted relief, possibly under the command of Federico Savelli, were thwarted when soldiers under Lars Kagg demolished the bridges in Treptow, Dömitz and Stolpe.
On 28 July the town was captured.[3] This was followed by an order from the Swedes that the remaining soldiers in the town's castle should surrender, which they refused. When the Swedish siege works reached the castle and the threat of a storm became increasingly greater,[4] the garrison was forced to surrender on 14 August and marched away with their troops.[5] However, grain and provisions were left behind in the city.
Notes
- Possible commander of the relief