battle, early modern

Battle of Kattarp

Name: Battle of Kattarp
Location: Sweden

Battle of Kattarp was a battle fought in 1657 in what is now Sweden. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Disputed, see result. Recorded strength: 5,000 men; Several guns against 7,000 men.

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Fought1657

WhereSweden56.142N, 12.783E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDisputed, see result

BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstDenmark–Norway

Casualties and losses68 killed; 63 wounded; 43 capturedand100 killed, wounded, or captured

Record

Date	1657 (year precision)
Place	Sweden 56.142N, 12.783E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	5,000 men; Several guns	7,000 men
Casualties and losses	68 killed; 63 wounded; 43 captured	100 killed, wounded, or captured
Commanders	Gustaf Otto Stenbock	Frederick III of Denmark

Placed at its recorded location; 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 Helsingborg 1710, 8.1 km SW
Siege of Helsingborg 1368, 11 km S
Siege of Helsingborg 1678, 12 km S
Battle of Helsingborg 1362, 14 km SW
Battle of Bunketofta 1525, 15 km S

Elsewhere in 1657

Battle of Kattarp is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 111 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q104061598, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kattarp, revision 1370444951, 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.