Torstensson's Jutland campaign began in December 1643 when Lennart Torstensson and 16,000 men invaded Holstein and Jutland. In January 1644, his subordinate Torsten Stålhandske defeated a Danish caval
1644 print; Lennart Torstensson (left), Christian IV (right)
Portrait of Axel Oxenstierna by an unknown author after Michiel Janszoon
Battle of Kolding (1644)
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The Battle of Kolding took place on 9 January 1644 outside Kolding in Jutland. In the opening engagement of the Torstenson War, a Swedish cavalry force under Torsten Stålhandske scattered a Danish det
Swedish cavalry engagement