battle, early modern

Battle of Vittsjö

Name: Battle of Vittsjö
Start: 1612-02-11
Location: Vittsjö, Sweden

Battle of Vittsjö was a battle fought on 11 February 1612 at Vittsjö, in what is now Sweden. It was part of the Kalmar War, which ran from 1611 to 1613. The recorded result: Danish victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 against Over 3,000.

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Fought11 February 1612

WhereVittsjö, Sweden56.350N, 13.650E

OutcomeDanish victory

BelligerentsSwedish EmpireagainstDenmark–Norway

Casualties and losses300–1,400andUnknown

Part ofKalmar War1611 to 1613

Where it sits in the Kalmar War

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Record

Date	11 February 1612
Place	Vittsjö, Sweden 56.350N, 13.650E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Strength	3,000	Over 3,000
Casualties and losses	300–1,400	Unknown
Commanders	Gustavus Adolphus	Breide Rantzau

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Laholm Castle 1644, 42 km NW
Siege of Christianstad 1676, 47 km SE
Battle of Halmstad 1676, 57 km NW
Battle of Bunketofta 1525, 61 km SW
Battle of Niså 1062, 61 km NW

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1612

Battle of Vittsjö is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 117 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q10671333, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vittsjö, revision 1382483315, 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.