What the records say
- When
- 6 Jun 1523
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 56.66° N, 16.36° E
- Description
- 1523 battle
Conquest of Kalmar
1523 battle of the Swedish War of Liberation
The Conquest of Kalmar took place on 27 May 1523, during the Swedish War of Liberation (1521-1523). In the beginning of 1523, Kalmar and Stockholm remained as the only real Danish strongholds in Sweden. The situation in Kalmar was tense, with many German Landsknechte mercenaries in Danish hire stationed in the city.
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