What the records say
- When
- 11 Feb 1612
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 56.35° N, 13.65° E
- Description
- battle in 1612 between Sweden and Denmark-Norway
Battle of Vittsjö
Battle in 1612 between Sweden and Denmark-Norway
The Battle of Vittsjö was a battle between a Swedish force under Gustavus Adolphus and a Dano-Norwegian force under Breide Rantzau that took place in 1612; it was more a case of the Swedes retreating from the Danes than a full-scale battle.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Vittsjö: King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and 3,000 of his troops are forced to retreat from Denmark”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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