The
Dano-Swedish War of 1658–60 (, , ) was a war between
Denmark–Norway and
Sweden. It was a continuation of
an earlier conflict between the two belligerents which had ended just months earlier, after Sweden and Denmark brokered a peace agreement in
Roskilde in 1658. In the aftermath of that conflict, the Swedish king
Charles X Gustav desired to add the province of
Royal Prussia in
Poland to the Swedish realm, but his position in the region was not strong enough with the opposition of
Brandenburg and
Austria. However, the Danes stalled and prolonged the fulfillment of some provisions of the earlier peace; the Swedish king decided to use this as a pretext to attack with an ambitious goal: to vanquish Denmark as a sovereign state and raze the capital of
Copenhagen. A quick and decisive defeat of Denmark was however only seen as a means to a greater end. The long-term goal was to wage war in Europe without fearing Danish interference.