battle, early modern
Battle of Falun
Battle of Falun was a battle fought on 5 February 1521 at Falun, 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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Record
| Date | 5 February 1521 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Falun, Sweden 60.607N, 15.631E | |
| Part of | Swedish War of Liberation (1521 to 1523) | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Result | Swedish victory | |
| Territorial change | Falun sacked, local fogde captured | |
| Belligerents | 20px Sweden | 20px Denmark |
| Commanders | Gustav Vasa; Lasse Olsson | Kristoffer Olsson (Stjärna) |
| Strength | A few hundred mustered Dalecarlian peasants | |
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In the same war
- After: Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry March 1521
- All 6 engagements of Swedish War of Liberation
Elsewhere in 1521
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Battle of Falun is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 83 in present-day Sweden.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870998, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Falun, revision 1370440528, 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.