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War with Denmark 189
country in all directions and won in all engagements.
But immediately the enemy rose again, well organized
and reinforced. In the meantime the Swedish forces
began to dwindle more and more. To deal the Poles a
decisive blow, the king entered into an alliance with
the Elector of Brandenburg, who also sought to in-
crease his possessions at the expense of Poland. With
the combined force of 18,000 men the allies after a
three days’ conflict triumphed over 50,000 Poles at
Warsaw, 1656. The great victory had, however, no
important results. The Swedish army was too weak
to pursue the enemy, and the elector, who would not
allow his ally any advantages, refused to accompany
him southward.
C. THE FIRST WAR WITH DENMARK, 1657-1658
The Opening of the War. While Charles Gustavus
was thus engaged in the Polish War, the king of Den-
mark, Frederick III, resolved to attempt to wrest from
Sweden what she had taken from Denmark a decade
before. But before Frederick was well aware of it, the
king of Sweden had left Poland, crossed North Ger-
many, and appeared in Jutland. This was in the late
summer of 1657. The Swedish army was small, but it
was made up of the world’s foremost warriors, trained
and toughened in numerous conflicts. The Danish
forces, on the other hand, were untrained. Without
meeting with any serious resistence, the Swedes made
themselves masters of all Jutland.
Crossing the Little Belt. ’Even nature came to the
aid of the Swedes. In January, 1658, the cold became
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