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Bohus explosion

2 avr. 1566 – 5 avr. 1566 · 57.86° N, 12.00° E

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2 avr. 1566 – 5 avr. 1566
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57.86° N, 12.00° E
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1566 explosion in Bohus

Bohus Bang

1566 explosion in Bohus

The Bohus Bang, as it is traditionally called in Swedish historiography, was a devastating explosion which occurred at Bohus Fortress in March 1566, during an assault by Swedish forces. The explosion was deliberately triggered by the fortress's Danish-Norwegian defenders in order to destroy the so-called 'Red Tower', which had been captured by the Swedes.

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