Invasion of Rügen (1678)
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The invasion of Rügen of 22 to 24 September 1678 was a military operation in the Swedish-Brandenburg War, or Scanian War, that ended with the annexation of the Swedish-ruled island of Rügen by the Allies – Brandenburg-Prussia and Denmark – for just under a year before it was restored by treaty to Sweden.
The invasion fleet and the army in order of battle on 23 September 1678 near Neukamp
Swedish field marshal, Königsmarck
Contemporary painting of the Elector's arrival on Rügen
The bombardment by Swedish artillery of Brandenburg troops as they land on 23 September 1678 near Neukamp (by Jan Luiken)
Rügen
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Rügen is Germany's largest island. It is located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea and belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Mönchgut lagoon countryside
Cape Arkona
Jasmund National Park, famous for its chalk cliffs, the symbol of Rügen: Victoria-Sicht (Victoria's View) and Königsstuhl (King's Chair) from the Baltic Sea
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