CHRISTOPH RIEGEL 1678-1714 Battle of Kronborg 1658 Copper engraving. Plate size 29.5 x 56.5 cm. Margins After a model by Eric Dahlbergh (1725-1703) Plate 85 from Samuel van Pufendorf (1632-1694) "De rebus a Carolo Gustavo Sueciae rege gestis commentariorum libri VII", Nuremberg, 1696, the first Latin edition About 400 men with around 90 cannons were garrisoned in Kronborg fortress when the Swedes under Karl Gustaf Wrangel arrived there on 16 August 1658. Kronborg was a large square with high towers built in granite. Built primarily for defense against the sea, the fortress worked well against land forces. Its large cannons which ejected projectiles did great damage to both the city and the Swedish soldiers, A great conflagration broke out in the neighboring city of Elsinore.
The Swedes, who did not expect so much resistance, began with a siege of the fortress. Slightly coarser cannons and mortars were sent from Landskrona and Malmö. The Swedish soldiers began to build batteries and approaches according to Eric Dahlbergh's instructions, who at the same time was responsible for the siege of Copenhagen. Kronborg was shelled, from the Swedes, both day and night with the puppeteers that the puppeteers had brought. The fortress slowly turned into ruins. On September 6, the Danes capitulated after a long siege of the fortress. They had then lost half of their men in killed and wounded. For the Swedes, much precious time was lost, but the material gains were great. In the fortress there were lots of weapons, 77 usable cannons, over 34 tons of gunpowder and 1,000 barrels of provisions. They now gained control over the important Öresund.
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CHRISTOPH RIEGEL 1678-1714 Battle of Kronborg 1658 Copper engraving. Plate size 29.5 x 56.5 cm. Margins After a model by Eric Dahlbergh (1725-1703) Plate 85 from Samuel van Pufendorf (1632-1694) "De rebus a Carolo Gustavo Sueciae rege gestis commentariorum libri VII", Nuremberg, 1696, the first Latin edition About 400 men with around 90 cannons were garrisoned in Kronborg fortress when the Swedes under Karl Gustaf Wrangel arrived there on 16 August 1658. Kronborg was a large square with high towers built in granite. Built primarily for defense against the sea, the fortress worked well against land forces. Its large cannons which ejected projectiles did great damage to both the city and the Swedish soldiers, A great conflagration broke out in the neighboring city of Elsinore.
The Swedes, who did not expect so much resistance, began with a siege of the fortress. Slightly coarser cannons and mortars were sent from Landskrona and Malmö. The Swedish soldiers began to build batteries and approaches according to Eric Dahlbergh's instructions, who at the same time was responsible for the siege of Copenhagen. Kronborg was shelled, from the Swedes, both day and night with the puppeteers that the puppeteers had brought. The fortress slowly turned into ruins. On September 6, the Danes capitulated after a long siege of the fortress. They had then lost half of their men in killed and wounded. For the Swedes, much precious time was lost, but the material gains were great. In the fortress there were lots of weapons, 77 usable cannons, over 34 tons of gunpowder and 1,000 barrels of provisions. They now gained control over the important Öresund.
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