1675 Kristianstadt, Sweden

Veroveringh van Cristiaans Stadt, Veroveringh van Cristiaans Stadt (1675)This news print, probable produced by Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708), depicts the conquest of the Swedish town Kristianstadt. The Fortress which protected the town, was known as invincible, but it took the Danish only two hours to conquer it during the Swedish-Danish war in 1675.