battle, early modern
Conquest of Uppsala
Conquest of Uppsala was a battle fought on 19 May 1521 at Uppsala, 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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Where it sits in the Swedish War of Liberation
Record
| Date | 19 May 1521 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Uppsala, Sweden 59.858N, 17.645E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Territorial change | Uppsala captured by Swedish rebels | |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Uppsala 1520, same recorded site
- Battle of Fýrisvellir AD 980, 2.3 km NW
- Battle of Sparrsätra 1247, 42 km SW
- Battle of Rotebro 1497, 46 km S
- Battle of Gataskogen 1365, 48 km SW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between AD 980 and 1521.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Västerås 29 April 1521
- After: Conquest of Kalmar 27 May 1523
- All 7 engagements of Swedish War of Liberation
Elsewhere in 1521
- Siege of Belgrade Serbia
- Battle of Six Seven Philippines
- Fall of Tenochtitlan Mexico
- Battle of Villalar Spain
- First Battle of Tamao Hong Kong S.A.R.
Conquest of Uppsala 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 Q5162452, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Conquest of Uppsala, revision 1370612778, 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.