Battle of Bogesund

When

19 Jan 1520

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

57.77° N, 13.40° E

Description

1520 battle

Part of Sten Sture's war against Denmark

The Battle of Bogesund was an important conflict in the campaign of Christian II to gain power over Sweden. In 1520, Christian's army of mercenaries had landed in Sweden, seeking to consolidate Christian's powers over Sweden within the Kalmar Union and to unseat the rebellious Swedish riksföreståndare Sten Sture the Younger.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the Swedes, at Lake Åsunden in Sweden”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les Suédois sont bousculés et refoulés sur les glaces du lac Åsunden (Västergötland) près de Bogesund”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Богесунде”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Sten Sture the Younger's War against Denmark1512 · War