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battle, early modern

Assault on Christianspris

Assault on Christianspris was a battle fought in December 1643 at Christianpris, in what is now Germany. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: Unknown, but more than the Danes against 50–60 men.

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FoughtDecember 1643
WhereChristianpris, Germany54.391N, 10.186E
OutcomeSwedish victory
BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstDenmark–Norway
Casualties and lossesUnknownandEveryone but one killed

Record

DateDecember 1643 (month precision)
PlaceChristianpris, Germany
54.391N, 10.186E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeChristianspris is captured by Swedish forces
StrengthUnknown, but more than the Danes50–60 men
Casualties and lossesUnknownEveryone but one killed
Commanders
  • Axel Urup
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Elsewhere in 1643

Assault on Christianspris is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 538 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q139761807, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Storming of Christianspris, revision 1380883315, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.