The Swedish settlements on the Delaware, their history and relation to the Indians, Dutch and English, 1638-1664, with an account of the South, the New Sweden, and the American companies, and the efforts of Sweden to regain their colony . oke the peace, thetotal annihilation of Denmark being his aim, but fortune failedhim for the first time. Cromwell, on whose influence he hadrelied, died, changing the attitude of the commander of theEnglish fleet; France fell off, the Netherlands took sides withthe enemy and the Danish people were aroused to fight for theirexistence. In the midst of tremendou
The Swedish settlements on the Delaware, their history and relation to the Indians, Dutch and English, 1638-1664, with an account of the South, the New Sweden, and the American companies, and the efforts of Sweden to regain their colony . oke the peace, thetotal annihilation of Denmark being his aim, but fortune failedhim for the first time. Cromwell, on whose influence he hadrelied, died, changing the attitude of the commander of theEnglish fleet; France fell off, the Netherlands took sides withthe enemy and the Danish people were aroused to fight for theirexistence. In the midst of tremendous activities, the King be-came ill during a diet in the beginning of 1660, and on themorning of February 13 he died, at the age of thirty-eightyears.^^ Another important historic event at this time was Carl treat> withBrandenburg in 1656. This treaty laid the foundation for the Kingdom ofPrussia, which was destined to play such an important part in European history. ^For this period of Swedish histor\^ see Carlson, Sv. hist., etc., I. 156 ff.;Hildebrand, Sv. hist., V. 504 ff. Fridericia, Dan. Hist.; Bain, Scandinavia,p. 228 ff.; Ward, etc., Cambridge Mod. Hist., IV. 576 ff.; V. 558 ff., 562 ff.;Hist. Tid., 1904, p. 35, «fir^11ttitf±»B< Carl X. 1 loui a painting at Gripsholni. (H.) CHAPTER 11. Relation of Sweden to Other Countries, i625-1660. Through these wars and through her efforts to extend herpower, her commerce and her trade, Sweden came in contactwith the outside world to a degree unknown in her previoushistory. Swedish statesmen wove a network of diplomatic con-nections, which brought their country in touch with almost everyimportant nation in the world, and the government at Stock-holm^ stretched the webs of its diplomacy to Holland, Eng-land, France, Russia, Spain, Portugal, the German States andeven to Venice, Italy, Persia and Turkey.^ The king of Spain, being a member of the league, was anenemy of Sweden on general principles. Rumors were oftenafl
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