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Siege of Helsingborg

Siege of Helsingborg was a siege conducted in 1368 at Helsingborg, in what is now Sweden; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Danish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370, which ran from 1361 to 1370. The recorded result: Sueco–Hanseatic victory. Recorded strength: 1,100 men against Unknown.

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Fought1368ran into the following year
WhereHelsingborg, Sweden56.050N, 12.717E
OutcomeSueco–Hanseatic victory
BelligerentsHanseatic League; Medieval SwedenagainstMedieval Denmark
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-13701361 to 1370

Where it sits in the Danish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370

Siege of Nykøbing, 1360Battle of Visby, 1361Battle of Helsingborg, 1362Siege of Lindholmen, 1368Siege of Vordingborg, 1368Siege of Helsingborg, 1368Siege of Kolding, 1368Siege of Copenhagen, 136813601368Siege of Helsingborg, 1368
8 placed engagements of the Danish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1368 (year precision)
to August 1369
PlaceHelsingborg, Sweden
56.050N, 12.717E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeHelsingborg occupied by the Hanseatic League and Sweden
Strength1,100 menUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Bruno von Warendorp
  • Albert of Sweden
  • Henry III of Mecklenburg
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 1362 and 1710.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1368

Siege of Helsingborg is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 117 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q126679112, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Helsingborg (1368–1369), revision 1370741836, 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.