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Battle of Visby

Battle of Visby was a battle fought on 27 July 1361 at Visby, in what is now Sweden. It was part of the Danish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370, which ran from 1361 to 1370. The recorded result: Danish victory.

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Valdemar Atterdag indtog Visby i 1361. (Rasmus Christiansen, 1863 - 1940)
Valdemar Atterdag indtog Visby i 1361. (Rasmus Christiansen, 1863 - 1940). Statens Arkiver - Danish State Archives, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 July 1361
WhereVisby, Sweden57.633N, 18.283E
OutcomeDanish victory
BelligerentsMedieval DenmarkagainstMedieval Sweden; Gotland
Casualties and losses300and~1,700
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, 136813601368Battle of Visby, 1361
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

Date27 July 1361
PlaceVisby, Sweden
57.633N, 18.283E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength2,000–2,500 men. Mostly knights on horse and German mercenaries on foot2,000 men. Mostly poorly armed farmers from rural Gotland
Casualties and losses300~1,700
Commanders
  • Valdemar IV
Battle of VisbyBattle of VisbyBattle of Åland IslandsAction of 30 May 1564Battle of ÖlandBaltic Sea campaignsBattle of StegeborgBattle of Åland IslandsAction of 30 May 1564Battle of ÖlandBaltic Sea campaignsBattle of StegeborgNorrköpingKalmarNyköping100 km57.633N, 18.283E
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Battle of Visby 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 Q624937, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Visby, revision 1385185890, 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.