Siege of Älvsborg (1563)
| Siege of Älvsborg | |||||||||
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| Part of the Northern Seven Years' War | |||||||||
Frederick II conquers Älvsborg, by Oskar Alin in 1889 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Denmark-Norway | Sweden | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Frederick II Daniel Rantzau Günther XLI | Erik Kagge | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Rantzau's Regiment | Älfsborg garrison | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown, but large |
700 men 32 cannons | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown |
2 ships taken 32 cannons taken | ||||||||
The siege of Älvsborg (Swedish: Belägringen av Älvsborg), also known as the siege of Elfsborg (Danish: Belejringen af Elfsborg), was a siege of the Swedish fortress of Älfsborg by the Danish army under King Frederick II at the start of the Northern Seven Years' War. The siege ended in a quick Danish victory, and the Swedish commander would surrender the fort before any direct assault would be initiated.