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Battle of Gestilren

Name: Battle of Gestilren
Location: Västergötland, Sweden

Battle of Gestilren was a battle fought in 1210 at Västergötland, in what is now Sweden. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Västergötland. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1210

WhereVästergötland, Sweden57.728N, 12.700E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSwedish victory

BelligerentsDenmarkagainstSweden

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date	1210 (year precision)
Place	Västergötland, Sweden 57.728N, 12.700E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Sverker the Younger	Erik Knutsson

Placed at Västergötland; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Brobacka 1566, 25 km NW
Battle of Bogesund 1520, 42 km E
Bohus explosion 1566, 44 km W
Siege of Bohus Fortress 1678, 44 km W
Siege of Ragnhildsholm 1308, 47 km W

Elsewhere in 1210

Battle of Gestilren is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 111 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1778630, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gestilren, revision 1370441479, 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.