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Battle of Brunkeberg

Name: Battle of Brunkeberg
Start: 1471-10-10
Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Battle of Brunkeberg was a battle fought on 10 October 1471 at Stockholm, in what is now Sweden. It was part of the Dano-Swedish War, which ran from 1470 to 1471. The recorded result: Sture victory.

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Fought10 October 1471

WhereStockholm, Sweden59.329N, 18.069E

OutcomeSture victory

BelligerentsSwedish supporters of the Sture partyagainstDenmark and Swedish unionist troops

Casualties and lossesUnknownand1,370 killed; 630 captured

Part ofDano-Swedish War1470 to 1471

Record

Date	10 October 1471
Place	Stockholm, Sweden 59.329N, 18.069E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	8,700 including peasants and some regulars; 1,300 mounted knights; Total: 10,000 men	3,000 Danish regulars; 3,000 German mercenaries; Total: 6,000 men
Casualties and losses	Unknown	1,370 killed; 630 captured
Commanders	Sten Sture the Elder	Christian I

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Conquest of Stockholm 1523, 0.4 km NE
Siege of Tre Kronor 1501, 0.4 km SE
Battle of Brännkyrka 1518, 4.3 km S
Battle of Stäket 1719, 12 km E
Battle of Rotebro 1497, 18 km NW

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1471 and 1523.

Elsewhere in 1471

Battle of Brunkeberg is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 111 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1638031, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Brunkeberg, revision 1370435344, 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.