The Swedish force consisted of the remains of Magnus Stenbock's 16,000 men who had broken out of the Stralsund pocket, and ignoring orders to march into Poland turned west, defeated a Danish army the Battle of Gadebusch and pursued their remains into Holstein.
Den svenske styrke bestod af resterne af Magnus Stenbocks 16.000 mand, der var brudt ud af Stralsund-lommen, og ignorerede ordrer om at marchere til Polen og vendte mod vest, besejrede en dansk hær i slaget ved Gadebusch og forfulgte resterne af den danske hær ind i Holsten.