Military History of Norway - 7 Year War 1563 - 1570

1570

  • 1563, 31 July Ambition and a fight over the right to each others national weapons, war breaks out between Denmark and Sweden
  • 1563, 15 September A Danish army moves into Sweden and occupies Älvsborg
  • 1564, 30 May A Danish fleet under the command of Herluf Trolle, defeats a Swedish fleet between Öland and Gotland
  • 1565 The war's only big battle stands at Axtorna. Rantzau defeats a numerically superior Swedish army
  • 1571, 25 January A peace treaty is concluded and terminates the war between Denmark and Sweden. Denmark gives back Älvsborg in return for 150.000 daler (Danish coin)

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