Atlas of Battles

country, 83 engagements

Battles in Sweden

83 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Sweden: 56 battles, 21 sieges and 6 naval actions between AD 980 and 1915. The wars with most engagements here: Scanian War (14), Northern Seven Years' War (9), Great Northern War (7), Swedish War of Liberation (6).

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Battle of FýrisvellirBattle of NisåSiege of Kållandsö FortBattle of FotevikBattle of StorsjönBattle of ÄlgaråsBattle of LenaBattle of SparrsätraBattle of HerrevadsbroBattle of HovaBattle of EttakSiege of RagnhildsholmBattle of VisbyBattle of HelsingborgBattle of GataskogenSiege of LindholmenSiege of HelsingborgBattle of ÅsleBattle of HällaskogenBattle of HarakerBattle of BrunkebergBattle of RotebroSiege of Tre KronorBattle of BrännkyrkaBattle of BogesundBattle of UppsalaBattle of FalunBattle of Brunnbäck FerryBattle of VästeråsConquest of UppsalaConquest of KalmarConquest of StockholmBattle of BunketoftaBattle of ÖlandBattle of MaredAction of 30 May 1564Siege of VarbergBattle of AxtornaBohus explosionAction of 26 July 1566Battle of BrobackaSiege of VarbergBattle of StegeborgBattle of StångebroSiege of KalmarBattle of VittsjöSiege of ÄlvsborgBattle of BorstSiege of Landskrona CitadelSiege of Laholm CastleBattle of BysjönBattle of VänersborgBattle of ÖlandLanding at YstadSiege of LandskronaSiege of ChristianstadBattle of HalmstadBattle of LundSiege of KristianopelSiege of KarlshamnSiege of MalmöBattle of MarstrandBattle of LandskronaBattle of UddevallaSiege of Bohus FortressSiege of HelsingborgBattle of ValkininkaiBattle of HelsingborgBattle of DynekilenBattle of GöteborgBattle of StrömstadAttack on MarstrandBattle of StäketBattle of SelångerBattle of KvistrumBattle of ÖlandBattle of SkellefteåBattle of HörneforsBattle of Ratan and SävarBattle of RatanBattle of Åland IslandsBattle of GetaryggenStockholmHelsinkiKøbenhavnOsloRigaVilniusTallinnBergenTrondheimKaliningrad500 km59.721N, 16.265E
83 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Wars fought here 10 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
the AD 980sBattle of FýrisvellirFyrisvellir
9 August 1062Battle of NisåNissan
1099Siege of Kållandsö FortKållandsö
4 June 1134Battle of FotevikScaniaDanish Civil Wars
1178Battle of Storsjön
14 November 1205Battle of ÄlgaråsÄlgarås
31 January 1208Battle of LenaKungslena
1247Battle of SparrsätraEnköping
1251Battle of HerrevadsbroVästergötland
14 June 1275Battle of HovaHovaValdemar
1277Battle of EttakEttak
1 September 1308Siege of RagnhildsholmRagnhildsholmen
27 July 1361Battle of VisbyVisbyDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370
8 July 1362Battle of HelsingborgØresundDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370
3 March 1365Battle of Gataskogen
1368Siege of LindholmenLindholmen CastleDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370
1368Siege of HelsingborgHelsingborgDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370
24 February 1389Battle of ÅsleÅsle
17 January 1437Battle of HällaskogenHaraker sockenPukefejden
17 April 1464Battle of HarakerHaraker
10 October 1471Battle of BrunkebergStockholmDano-Swedish War
28 September 1497Battle of RotebroRotebroDenmark–Sweden relations
17 October 1501Siege of Tre KronorSvante Nilsson Sture's War against Denmark
27 July 1518Battle of BrännkyrkaSten Sture the Younger's War against Denmark
19 January 1520Battle of BogesundÅsundenSten Sture the Younger's War against Denmark
6 April 1520Battle of UppsalaUppsala
5 February 1521Battle of FalunFalunSwedish War of Liberation
March 1521Battle of Brunnbäck FerryBrunnbäckSwedish War of Liberation
29 April 1521Battle of VästeråsBadelundaåsenSwedish War of Liberation
19 May 1521Conquest of UppsalaUppsalaSwedish War of Liberation
27 May 1523Conquest of KalmarKalmarSwedish War of Liberation
17 June 1523Conquest of StockholmStockholmSwedish War of Liberation
11 May 1525Battle of BunketoftaScania
11 September 1563Battle of ÖlandÖlandNorthern Seven Years' War
9 November 1563Battle of MaredOskarströmNorthern Seven Years' War
31 May 1564Action of 30 May 1564Northern Seven Years' War
August 1565Siege of VarbergVarbergNorthern Seven Years' War
20 October 1565Battle of AxtornaAxtornaNorthern Seven Years' War
23 March 1566Bohus explosionBohus Fortress
26 July 1566Action of 26 July 1566Northern Seven Years' War
9 August 1566Battle of BrobackaAlingsåsNorthern Seven Years' War
November 1569Siege of VarbergVarberg MunicipalityNorthern Seven Years' War
8 September 1598Battle of StegeborgStegeborg CastleWar against Sigismund
25 September 1598Battle of StångebroLinköpingWar against Sigismund
3 May 1611Siege of KalmarKalmarKalmar War
11 February 1612Battle of VittsjöVittsjöKalmar War
5 May 1612Siege of ÄlvsborgÄlvsborg
25 March 1644Battle of BorstTorstenson War
31 March 1644Siege of Landskrona CitadelLandskrona CitadelTorstenson War
2 May 1644Siege of Laholm CastleLaholm MunicipalityTorstenson War
22 December 1644Battle of BysjönBysjönTorstenson War
1645Battle of VänersborgTorstenson War
1 June 1676Battle of ÖlandBaltic SeaScanian War
28 June 1676Landing at YstadScanian War
5 July 1676Siege of LandskronaQ10553941Scanian War
10 August 1676Siege of ChristianstadScanian War
17 August 1676Battle of HalmstadHalmstadScanian War
4 December 1676Battle of LundLundScanian War
11 February 1677Siege of KristianopelKristianopelScanian War
1 March 1677Siege of KarlshamnKarlshamnScanian War
11 June 1677Siege of MalmöMalmöScanian War
6 July 1677Battle of MarstrandMarstrandScanian War
14 July 1677Battle of LandskronaLandskronaScanian War
28 August 1677Battle of UddevallaUddevallaScanian War
4 June 1678Siege of Bohus FortressBohus FortressScanian War
9 June 1678Siege of HelsingborgHelsingborgScanian War
23 February 1706Battle of ValkininkaiValkininkaiQ10543737
10 March 1710Battle of HelsingborgRingstorpGreat Northern War
8 July 1716Battle of DynekilenDynekilenGreat Northern War
1717Battle of GöteborgGothenburgGreat Northern War
8 July 1717Battle of StrömstadStrömstadGreat Northern War
1719Attack on MarstrandMarstrandGreat Northern War
13 August 1719Battle of StäketBaggensstäketGreat Northern War
5 June 1721Battle of SelångerSelångers parishGreat Northern War
29 September 1788Battle of KvistrumTheater War
26 July 1789Battle of ÖlandBaltic SeaRusso-Swedish War of 1788–1790
15 May 1809Battle of SkellefteåSkellefteåFinnish War
5 July 1809Battle of HörneforsHörneforsFinnish War
19 August 1809Battle of Ratan and SävarSävarFinnish War
20 August 1809Battle of RatanRatanFinnish War
25 August 1809Battle of PiteåFinnish War
2 July 1915Battle of Åland IslandsÅlandWorld War I
date unknownBattle of GetaryggenNorthern Seven Years' War

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.