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Battle of Dösjebro

Battle of Dösjebro was a battle fought in 1181 at Dösjebro, in what is now Denmark. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Dösjebro. The recorded result: Decisive Royal victory. Recorded strength: ~4000-6000; forces of zealand and blekinge; Veterans of the Wendish raids against ~5000-10000 peasant levies.

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Fought1181
WhereDösjebro, Denmark55.820N, 13.027E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeDecisive Royal victory
BelligerentsDenmarkagainstDenmark
Casualties and lossesrelatively minor, maybe 500-800and~2000-5000 slain or captured

Record

Date1181 (year precision)
PlaceDösjebro, Denmark
55.820N, 13.027E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength~4000-6000; forces of zealand and blekinge; Veterans of the Wendish raids~5000-10000 peasant levies
Casualties and lossesrelatively minor, maybe 500-800~2000-5000 slain or captured
Commanders
  • Valdemar I
  • Absalon
Battle of DösjebroBattle of DösjebroBattle of LandskronaSiege of LandskronaSiege of Landskrona CitadelBattle of LundBattle of SvolderBattle of LandskronaSiege of LandskronaBattle of LundÅrhusOdenseVäxjöHalmstadKristianstadSvendborgRoskildeKarlskrona100 km55.820N, 13.027E
Placed at Dösjebro; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1181

Battle of Dösjebro is one of 459 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Denmark.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q10671348, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dösjebro, revision 1370439639, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.