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Conquest of Stockholm

Conquest of Stockholm was a battle fought on 17 June 1523 at Stockholm, in what is now Sweden. It was part of the Swedish War of Liberation, which ran from 1521 to 1523. The recorded result: Swedish victory.

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Conquest of Stockholm
Carl Larsson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought17 June 1523
WhereStockholm, Sweden59.331N, 18.074E
OutcomeSwedish victory
Belligerents20px SwedenagainstKalmar Union; Denmark
Part ofSwedish War of Liberation1521 to 1523

Where it sits in the Swedish War of Liberation

Battle of Falun, 1521Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry, 1521Battle of Västerås, 1521Conquest of Uppsala, 1521Conquest of Kalmar, 1523Conquest of Stockholm, 152315211523Conquest of Stockholm, 1523
7 placed engagements of the Swedish War of Liberation in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date17 June 1523
PlaceStockholm, Sweden
59.331N, 18.074E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeStockholm captured by Gustav Vasa
Commanders
  • Gustav Vasa
  • Christian II of Denmark
Conquest of StockholmConquest of StockholmBattle of BrunkebergSiege of Tre KronorBattle of BrännkyrkaBattle of StäketBattle of RotebroSiege of Tre KronorBattle of RotebroUppsalaLinköpingÖrebroNorrköpingVästeråsBorlängeNyköpingMariehamn100 km59.331N, 18.074E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

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

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1523

Conquest of Stockholm is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 111 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2371616, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Conquest of Stockholm, revision 1370612336, 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.