The Danish forces, meeting no resistance, take over Wolgast on August 14 (O.S.)/August 24 (N.S.).

After the imperial garrison is expelled, Christian is met by overwhelming support from the local population to turn Wolgast into a fortress like Stralsund.

Reinforcements are on their way from Sweden.

Christian now awaits Wallenstein, who withdraws from the siege of Stralsund and heads east to face the Danish force.

The battlefield Christian has chosen is half a mile west of the town, secured by the coast and marshes.

Christian has five thousand to six thousand troops on the battlefield, including fifteen hundred cavalry and some four hundred Scots from the Donald Mackay regiment, and the infantry organized in six regiments.

Wallenstein advances with a force of seven thousand to eight thousand troops, consisting of thirty-three infantry companies, twenty cuirassier companies, and eleven guns.