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Battle of Helsingborg

Battle of Helsingborg was a naval engagement fought on 8 July 1362 at Øresund, in what is now Sweden. It was part of the Danish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370, which ran from 1361 to 1370. The recorded result: Danish victory. Recorded strength: Ships capable of carrying 2,500 men against 50 ships, 5 paid for by Sweden; 3,000 men.

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Die Lisa von Lübeck vor Travemünde, ein Nachbau eines Hanseschiffs aus dem 15. Jahrhundert. Dieser Schiffstyp wird Kraweel genannt.
Die Lisa von Lübeck vor Travemünde, ein Nachbau eines Hanseschiffs aus dem 15. Jahrhundert. Dieser Schiffstyp wird Kraweel genannt.. Malte Diedrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 July 1362
WhereØresund, Sweden56.040N, 12.660E
OutcomeDanish victory
BelligerentsMedieval DenmarkagainstHanseatic League
Casualties and lossesUnknownand12 cogs
Part ofDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-13701361 to 1370

Where it sits in the Danish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370

Siege of Nykøbing, 1360Battle of Visby, 1361Battle of Helsingborg, 1362Siege of Lindholmen, 1368Siege of Vordingborg, 1368Siege of Helsingborg, 1368Siege of Kolding, 1368Siege of Copenhagen, 136813601368Battle of Helsingborg, 1362
8 placed engagements of the Danish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date8 July 1362
PlaceØresund, Sweden
56.040N, 12.660E
KindNaval engagement, medieval
StrengthShips capable of carrying 2,500 men50 ships, 5 paid for by Sweden; 3,000 men
Casualties and lossesUnknown12 cogs
Commanders
  • Valdemar IV of Denmark
  • Christopher, Duke of Lolland
  • Johann Wittenborg
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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 5 times between 1362 and 1710.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1362

Battle of Helsingborg is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 111 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3503678, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Helsingborg (1362), revision 1370442861, 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.