Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Stockholm: contested ground

The ground around Stockholm was fought over 4 times between 1471 and 1523: 3 battles and 1 siege, in 4 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of Tre KronorBattle of BrännkyrkaConquest of StockholmBattle of BrunkebergBattle of BrunkebergTurkuUppsalaLinköpingÖrebroNorrköpingKarlstadVästeråsBorlänge200 km59.320N, 18.068E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Brunkeberg, 1471Siege of Tre Kronor, 1501Battle of Brännkyrka, 1518Conquest of Stockholm, 152314711523
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
10 October 1471Battle of BrunkebergStockholmDano-Swedish War
17 October 1501Siege of Tre KronorSvante Nilsson Sture's War against Denmark
27 July 1518Battle of BrännkyrkaSten Sture the Younger's War against Denmark
17 June 1523Conquest of StockholmStockholmSwedish War of Liberation

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.