Battle of Warksow

Battle of Warksow
	Part of Scanian War
	; Battle of Warksow
Date	18 January 1678
Location	Warksow near Gustow on Rügen
Result	Swedish victory, temporary reconquest of Rügen by Sweden
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Denmark-Norway; Brandenburg-Prussia
Commanders and leaders
Otto Wilhelm von Königsmarck	Detlef von Rumohr †; Colonel von Hülsen
Strength
3,500:; 1,500 infantry; 2,000 cavalry	4,670:; 2,900 infantry; 1,770 cavalry
Casualties and losses
about 170 killed and wounded;	4,000:; 400 killed; 3,600 captured

The Battle of Warksow took place on the Baltic Sea island of Rügen on 8 January (O.S.)/18 January（N.S.）1678 during the Swedish-Brandenburg War. In the battle Swedish forces defeated an allied army composed mainly of Danes supported by a smaller contingent of Brandenburg and Hesse-Cassel troops.

The Swedes were able to muster some 3,500 men for the battle, including 2,000 cavalry. The allied Danish and Brandenburg troops amounted to about 4,670 men, including a few hundred Brandenburg and Hesse-Cassel soldiers and 1,770 cavalry, as well as 16 cannon.

170 Swedes lost their lives in the battle and subsequent pursuit. The Danish/Brandenburg side lost 400 killed and more than 3,600 captured. After the battle and in the days that followed, the entire allied force were captured or forced to follow the Swedish flag.

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