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Siege of Varberg

Siege of Varberg was a siege conducted in November 1569 at Varberg Municipality, in what is now Sweden. It was part of the Northern Seven Years' War, which ran from 1563 to 1570. The recorded result: Danish victory.

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Capitulation of Varberg during the Northern Seven Years' War. View from the north.
Capitulation of Varberg during the Northern Seven Years' War. View from the north.. Frans Hogenberg (1535-1590), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtNovember 1569
WhereVarberg Municipality, Sweden57.117N, 12.217E
OutcomeDanish victory
BelligerentsSwedenagainstDenmark–Norway
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofNorthern Seven Years' War1563 to 1570

Where it sits in the Northern Seven Years' War

Capture of Älvsborg, 1563Battle of Öland, 1563Battle of Mared, 1563Siege of Halmstad, 1563, 1563Siege of Steinvikholm fortress, 1564Action of 30 May 1564, 1564Action of 12 July 1564, 1564Battle of Rügen, 1565Action of 4 June 1565, 1565Action of 7 July 1565, 1565Siege of Varberg, 1565Battle of Axtorna, 1565Action of 26 July 1566, 1566Battle of Brobacka, 1566Siege of Akershus fortress, 1567, 1567Bombardment of Reval 1569, 1569Siege of Varberg, 156915631569Siege of Varberg, 1569
18 placed engagements of the Northern Seven Years' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateNovember 1569 (month precision)
to 14 November 1569
PlaceVarberg Municipality, Sweden
57.117N, 12.217E
KindSiege, early modern
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Daniel Rantzau
Siege of VarbergSiege of VarbergSiege of VarbergBattle of AxtornaBattle of MaredBattle of NisåSiege of ÄlvsborgBattle of AxtornaBattle of NisåSiege of ÄlvsborgÅrhusJönköpingAalborgHelsingborgVäxjöTrollhättanFrederikshavnViborg100 km57.117N, 12.217E
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Siege of Varberg is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 111 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q10712925, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Varberg, revision 1370746255, 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.