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Siege of Lindholmen

Siege of Lindholmen was a siege conducted in 1368 at Lindholmen Castle, in what is now Sweden; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Danish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370, which ran from 1361 to 1370. The recorded result: Danish victory. Recorded strength: 1,100 men against Unknown.

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Fought1368ran into the following year
WhereLindholmen Castle, Sweden55.497N, 13.298E
OutcomeDanish victory
BelligerentsHanseatic League; Medieval SwedenagainstMedieval Denmark
Casualties and lossesGreat lossesandUnknown
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, 136813601368Siege of Lindholmen, 1368
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

Date1368 (year precision)
to 24 August 1369
PlaceLindholmen Castle, Sweden
55.497N, 13.298E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeSwedish and Hanseatic retreat
Strength1,100 menUnknown
Casualties and lossesGreat lossesUnknown
Commanders
  • Bruno von Warendorp
  • Albert, King of Sweden
Siege of LindholmenSiege of LindholmenSiege of MalmöBattle of FotevikBattle of LundBattle of BorstLanding at YstadSiege of MalmöBattle of FotevikBattle of LundLanding at YstadHelsingborgStralsundHalmstadKristianstadSvendborgKarlskronaHillerød100 km55.497N, 13.298E
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Siege of Lindholmen 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 Q126454315, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Lindholmen, revision 1370742959, 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.