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Battle of Nonnebjerget

Battle of Nonnebjerget was a battle fought on 2 November 1340 in what is now Denmark. The recorded result: Holsteinian victory; (see §Aftermath). Recorded strength: +600 men against 2.000 men.

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Record

Date2 November 1340
PlaceDenmark
56.038N, 9.925E
KindBattle, medieval
ResultHolsteinian victory; (see §Aftermath)
Territorial changeDanish retreat
BelligerentsHolsteinJutish rebels
CommandersHenry II; Markvard RastorfNiels Ebbesen
Strength+600 men2.000 men
Casualties and lossesUnknown2-000–2.200 killed
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Elsewhere in 1340

Battle of Nonnebjerget is one of 387 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 36 in present-day Denmark.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12001388, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Nonnebjerg, revision 1370451835, 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.