Battle of Wolgast

Battle of Wolgast
	Part of Thirty Years' War
Date	22 August (O.S.) 2 September (N.S.) 1628
Location	Wolgast, Duchy of Pomerania; present-day Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Result	Imperial victory; End of the Danish War
Belligerents
Denmark–Norway	Holy Roman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Christian IV	Wallenstein; Tiefenbach; Sparr; Marradas; Holk; Waldstein ;
Strength
7,000 total; 5,000-6,000 in battle	7,000-8,000
Casualties and losses
	1,000 killed; 1,100 captured
	Wolgast Location within Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Wolgast Wolgast (Germany)

The Battle of Wolgast was an engagement in the Thirty Years' War, fought on 22 August (O.S.) or 2 September (N.S.) 1628 near Wolgast, Duchy of Pomerania, Germany.

Danish forces of Christian IV of Denmark-Norway had made landfall on Usedom and the adjacent mainland, and expelled the imperial occupation forces. An Imperial army commanded by Albrecht von Wallenstein left besieged Stralsund to confront Christian IV. Ultimately, the Danish forces were defeated. Christian IV and a fraction of his landing force were able to escape by ship.

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