Dano-Swedish War (1470–1471)
| Dano-Swedish War | |||||||
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Saint George and the Dragon by Bernt Notke, in Stockholm's Storkyrkan, commemorating Sture's victory at the Battle of Brunkeberg. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sweden | Kalmar Union | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Sten Sture Nils Sture Knut Posse | Christian I of Denmark (WIA) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~10,000 Farmers |
3,000 Danish Troops 2,000 German Knights 76 ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown, but less than the Danish | 4,200 killed, 900 drowned, 900 captured | ||||||
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The Dano-Swedish War was the first conflict between Denmark and Sweden. The Danes invaded Sweden by sea, but were defeated early at the Battle of Brunkeberg, in which King Christian I of Denmark was wounded by a cannonball. The Danish invasion was repelled, and the Swedes were independent from the Kalmar Union.