Assault on Lehe sconce
| Assault on Lehe sconce | |||||||||
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| Part of the Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658) | |||||||||
Contemporary depiction of the assault by Erik Dahlbergh | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Swedish Empire | Denmark–Norway | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Carl Gustaf Wrangel |
Iver Olufsen † Holle | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Unknown | Lehe garrison | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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1,800 men At least 11 guns | c. 400–500 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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2 killed 2 wounded |
Several killed Remaining troops surrendered | ||||||||
The assault on Lehe sconce occurred from 2–6 August 1657 during the Dano-Swedish War of 1657–1658. A Swedish force of 1,800 men under the command of Swedish commander Carl Gustaf Wrangel successfully attacked the sconce which was defended by Iver Olufsen and Major Holle with 400–500 men. After reaching the sconce on 2 August, skirmishing between both sides broke out until Swedish artillery arrived on 4 August, after which both sides began bombarding each other. Despite the Swedish numerical superiority, Olufsen refused to surrender and was killed in combat, after which Major Holle capitulated to the Swedes.