Landing at Humlebæk

Battle of Humlebæk
	Part of the Great Northern War
	; Charles XII in the landing on Humlebæk, 1700
Date	July 24, 1700 (O.S.); July 25, 1700 (Swedish calendar); August 4, 1700 (N.S.)
Location	Humlebæk, Zealand in Denmark
Result	Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Denmark
Commanders and leaders
Charles XII of Sweden; Cornelius Anckarstjerna; Arvid Horn; Carl Rehnskiöld;	Jens Rostgaard
Strength
2,500 (infantry); Swedish-English-Dutch combined fleet	350 (cavalry); 350 (infantry); 7 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
5 dead,; around 15 wounded.	around 25 killed,; some captured and disarmed but later set free.

The Landing at Humlebæk took place on August 4, 1700, in the Swedish invasion of Denmark during the Great Northern War 1700-1721. It was the first offensive during the war by the Swedish army, and it was directly led by Charles XII of Sweden commanding the right flank and Arvid Horn together with Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld at the left. The Swedes were victorious and utterly routed the Danish forces led by Jens Rostgaard.

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