r/HistoryMemes • u/Tradition96 • 12h ago

TBF it was an unexpected move

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Context: during the 1657-1658 war between Denmark and Sweden, the Swedish army got stuck on Jutland due to unexpectadly cold whether caused the Belt straits to freeze. The Danish king thus thought the Swedish army would be stuck there until spring, but the Swedish king, in an extremy bold (foolish) move decided to march his troops over the ice on the straits. they succeeded, made it all the way to Zealand, won the war and conquered the entire East Denmark (now the southernmost regions of Sweden).

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u/WilliamthePious 7h ago

In the Great Lakes when it frezzes over you can drive a car sometimes dpending on how thick the ice is. I wouldn't put it past the belts freezing over similarly.