What the records say
- When
- 21 Nov 1569 – 24 Nov 1569
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 57.12° N, 12.22° E
- Description
- 1569 siege
Siege of Varberg
The siege of Varberg was a Danish siege of the Swedish-occupied Varberg Fortress in Halland, Denmark, present-day Sweden, by Danish forces under the Danish-German general Daniel Rantzau. Rantzau was killed by a Swedish cannonball on 11 November. Danish commander Franz Brockenhuus and Swedish commander Bo Birgersson Grip were also killed in the battle.
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