30 January – TheMarch across the Belts begins when the harsh winter weather, which has also forced the Danish fleet to port, enables a Swedish army of 9,000 cavalrymen and 3,000 foot soldiers to move across the ice ofLittle Belt fromJutland toGunen.
5 February – The Swedish King and cavalry cross theGreat Belt fromLangeland toLolland and the infantry and the artillery follow the next day.
11 February – Having not expected a Swedish offensive until spring at the earliest, Denmark panics and yields. TheTreaty of Taastrup is signed as a preliminary accord and negotiations continue.
26 February
The negotiations are finalized with the signing of theTreaty of Roskilde inRoskilde. It cedesScania,Halland,Blekinge andBornholm as well as two provinces in Norway to Sweden. Even after the treaty enters into force, the Swedish forces continue their campaign.
After the signing of the treaty, the Danish king hosts a peace banquet (Danish:Fredstaffelet) atFrederiksborg Castle.
9 June – In a letter to the king, citizens of Copenhagen make a demand for special privileges and aCity Council of 32 men.[2]
10 August – As Swedish troops approach Copenhagen once again, the king, in a letter, promises that Copenhagen andChristianshavn will be freerigsstæder and heard on all matters of national importance, particularly those relating tocustoms andoctroi.[2]
11 August – The Swedish army resumes its siege of Copenhagen.
29 October – In theBattle of the Sound, a Dutch fleet come in support of Denmark which forces the Swedish fleet to end the blockade of Copenhagen. Soon after, Sweden has to abandon the siege of the city and withdraw from the Danish isles while they remain present in Jutland.[2]
8 December – Resistance fighters onBornholm try to capture the Swedish commander on the island, Redigerer Printzenskiöld, who is killed in the subsequent uproar.
25 December – TheBattle of Kolding results in Danish-Polish victory against Sweden.
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