Atlas of Battles

country, 117 engagements

Battles in Sweden

117 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Sweden: 84 battles, 23 sieges, 9 naval actions and 1 campaign between AD 800 and 1944. The wars with most engagements here: Scanian War (15), Northern Seven Years' War (12), Great Northern War (10), Swedish War of Liberation (7).

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Harald Fairhair's campaign in GötalandBattle of FýrisvellirBattle of NisåSiege of Kållandsö FortBattle of FotevikBattle of KonungahelęBattle of StorsjönBattle of ÄlgaråsBattle of LenaBattle of GestilrenBattle of SparrsätraBattle of HerrevadsbroBattle of HovaBattle of EttakBattle of SkanörSiege of RagnhildsholmAttack on ÅboBattle of HelsingborgBattle of GataskogenSiege of LindholmenSiege of HelsingborgBattle of ÅsleBattle of HällaskogenBattle of HarakerExplosion at ViborgBattle of RotebroSiege of Tre KronorBattle of BrännkyrkaBattle of BogesundBattle of UppsalaBattle of FalunBattle of Brunnbäck FerryBattle of VästeråsConquest of UppsalaConquest of KalmarConquest of StockholmBattle of BunketoftaCapture of ÄlvsborgBattle of ÖlandBattle of MaredSiege of Halmstad, 1563Action of 30 May 1564Siege of VarbergBattle of AxtornaBohus explosionAction of 26 July 1566Battle of BrobackaRaid of Karl, Duke of Värmland, in Scania, 1569Siege of VarbergBattle of StegeborgBattle of StångebroSiege of KalmarStorming of KristianopelBattle of KalmarRyssby BattleBattle of VittsjöSiege of ÄlvsborgBattle of HaselünneBattle of WolfenbüttelBattle of BorstSiege of Landskrona CitadelSiege of Laholm CastleBattle of BysjönBattle of VänersborgBattle of SibbarpBattle of KattarpLanding at YstadSiege of LandskronaSiege of ChristianstadBattle of HalmstadJämtland campaign of 1677Siege of KristianopelSiege of KarlshamnSiege of MalmöBattle of MarstrandBattle of LandskronaBattle of UddevallaSiege of Bohus FortressSiege of HelsingborgBattle of ValkininkaiBattle of DynekilenBattle of GöteborgBattle of StrömstadRysshärjningarnaAttack on MarstrandBattle of StäketBattles at Göta ÄlvBattle of SelångerBattle of GüstowCapture of the frigate KilduinBattle of KvistrumBattle of KaipiaisBattle of ÖlandBattle of LierRoth and Spoof ExpeditionJämtland CampaignBattle of NummijärviBattle of SkellefteåBattle of HörneforsBattle of Ratan and SävarBattle of RatanBattle of PiteåBattle of FredrikstadInvasion of Ålandthe air Torpedo of BäckeboSiege of StockholmSiege of KalmarBattle of GetaryggenBattle of BrávellierBattle of HelgeåBattle of VisbyBattle of BrunkebergBattle of ÖlandBattle of LundBattle of HelsingborgBattle of Åland IslandsBattle of BrávellierBattle of HelgeåBattle of VisbyBattle of BrunkebergBattle of ÖlandBattle of LundBattle of HelsingborgBattle of Åland IslandsBerlinAmsterdamSt. PetersburgHamburgWarsawHelsinkiOsloMinskRigaVilnius500 km58.329N, 17.685E
117 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by half century

AD 800: 1 engagementsAD 850: 1 engagementsAD 950: 1 engagements1000: 1 engagements1050: 2 engagements1100: 2 engagements1150: 1 engagements1200: 4 engagements1250: 4 engagements1300: 2 engagements1350: 6 engagements1400: 1 engagements1450: 4 engagements1500: 11 engagements1550: 14 engagements1600: 14 engagements1650: 17 engagements17 in 16501700: 10 engagements1750: 5 engagements1800: 10 engagements1900: 3 engagementsAD 8001900
114 dated engagements, one bar per half century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 18 with pages

Contested ground 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 800Battle of BrávellierBråviken
AD 870Harald Fairhair's campaign in GötalandGötalandUnification of Norway
the AD 980sBattle of FýrisvellirFyrisvellir
1026Battle of HelgeåScania
9 August 1062Battle of NisåNissan
1099Siege of Kållandsö FortKållandsö
4 June 1134Battle of FotevikScaniaDanish Civil Wars
1135Battle of KonungahelęKungahällaBaltic Slavic piracy
1178Battle of Storsjön
14 November 1205Battle of ÄlgaråsÄlgarås
31 January 1208Battle of LenaKungslena
1210Battle of GestilrenVästergötland
1247Battle of SparrsätraEnköping
1251Battle of HerrevadsbroVästergötland
14 June 1275Battle of HovaHovaValdemar
1277Battle of EttakEttak
1289Battle of SkanörSkanörWar of the Outlaws
1 September 1308Siege of RagnhildsholmRagnhildsholmen
1318Attack on ÅboTurkuSwedish–Novgorodian Wars
27 July 1361Battle of VisbyVisbyDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370
8 July 1362Battle of HelsingborgØresundDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370
3 March 1365Battle of Gataskogen
1368Siege of LindholmenLindholmen CastleDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370
1368Siege of HelsingborgHelsingborgDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370
24 February 1389Battle of ÅsleÅsle
17 January 1437Battle of HällaskogenHaraker sockenPukefejden
17 April 1464Battle of HarakerHaraker
10 October 1471Battle of BrunkebergStockholmDano-Swedish War
1495Explosion at ViborgVyborg CastleSiege of Vyborg
28 September 1497Battle of RotebroRotebroDenmark–Sweden relations
17 October 1501Siege of Tre KronorSvante Nilsson Sture's War against Denmark
27 July 1518Battle of BrännkyrkaSten Sture the Younger's War against Denmark
19 January 1520Battle of BogesundÅsundenSten Sture the Younger's War against Denmark
6 April 1520Battle of UppsalaUppsala
5 February 1521Battle of FalunFalunSwedish War of Liberation
March 1521Battle of Brunnbäck FerryBrunnbäckSwedish War of Liberation
29 April 1521Battle of VästeråsBadelundaåsenSwedish War of Liberation
19 May 1521Conquest of UppsalaUppsalaSwedish War of Liberation
27 May 1523Conquest of KalmarKalmarSwedish War of Liberation
17 June 1523Conquest of StockholmStockholmSwedish War of Liberation
11 May 1525Battle of BunketoftaScania
1563Capture of ÄlvsborgNew Elfsborg FortressNorthern Seven Years' War
11 September 1563Battle of ÖlandÖlandNorthern Seven Years' War
9 November 1563Battle of MaredOskarströmNorthern Seven Years' War
1563Siege of Halmstad, 1563OskarströmNorthern Seven Years' War
31 May 1564Action of 30 May 1564Northern Seven Years' War
August 1565Siege of VarbergVarbergNorthern Seven Years' War
20 October 1565Battle of AxtornaAxtornaNorthern Seven Years' War
23 March 1566Bohus explosionBohus Fortress
26 July 1566Action of 26 July 1566Northern Seven Years' War
9 August 1566Battle of BrobackaAlingsåsNorthern Seven Years' War
1569Raid of Karl, Duke of Värmland, in Scania, 1569ScaniaNorthern Seven Years' War
November 1569Siege of VarbergVarberg MunicipalityNorthern Seven Years' War
8 September 1598Battle of StegeborgStegeborg CastleWar against Sigismund
25 September 1598Battle of StångebroLinköpingWar against Sigismund
3 May 1611Siege of KalmarKalmarKalmar War
1611Storming of KristianopelKristianopelKalmar War
1611Battle of KalmarKalmarKalmar War
1611Ryssby BattleRyssbyKalmar War
11 February 1612Battle of VittsjöVittsjöKalmar War
5 May 1612Siege of ÄlvsborgÄlvsborg
1636Battle of HaselünneHaselünneThirty Years' War
1641Battle of WolfenbüttelWolfenbüttelThirty Years' War
25 March 1644Battle of BorstTorstenson War
31 March 1644Siege of Landskrona CitadelLandskrona CitadelTorstenson War
2 May 1644Siege of Laholm CastleLaholm MunicipalityTorstenson War
22 December 1644Battle of BysjönBysjönTorstenson War
1645Battle of VänersborgTorstenson War
1648Battle of DachauDachauThirty Years' War
1657Battle of SibbarpSibbarps skansDano-Swedish War
1657Battle of KattarpKattarp
1 June 1676Battle of ÖlandBaltic SeaScanian War
28 June 1676Landing at YstadScanian War
5 July 1676Siege of LandskronaQ10553941Scanian War
10 August 1676Siege of ChristianstadScanian War
17 August 1676Battle of HalmstadHalmstadScanian War
4 December 1676Battle of LundLundScanian War
1677Jämtland campaign of 1677JämtlandScanian War
11 February 1677Siege of KristianopelKristianopelScanian War
1 March 1677Siege of KarlshamnKarlshamnScanian War
11 June 1677Siege of MalmöMalmöScanian War
6 July 1677Battle of MarstrandMarstrandScanian War
14 July 1677Battle of LandskronaLandskronaScanian War
28 August 1677Battle of UddevallaUddevallaScanian War
4 June 1678Siege of Bohus FortressBohus FortressScanian War
9 June 1678Siege of HelsingborgHelsingborgScanian War
23 February 1706Battle of ValkininkaiValkininkaiGreat Northern War
10 March 1710Battle of HelsingborgRingstorpGreat Northern War
8 July 1716Battle of DynekilenDynekilenGreat Northern War
1717Battle of GöteborgGothenburgGreat Northern War
8 July 1717Battle of StrömstadStrömstadGreat Northern War
1719RysshärjningarnaBaltic SeaGreat Northern War
1719Attack on MarstrandMarstrandGreat Northern War
13 August 1719Battle of StäketBaggensstäketGreat Northern War
1719Battles at Göta ÄlvGöta älvGreat Northern War
5 June 1721Battle of SelångerSelångers parishGreat Northern War
1758Battle of GüstowGüstow (Prenzlau)Pomeranian War
1788Capture of the frigate KilduinMarstrandRusso-Swedish War of 1788–1790
29 September 1788Battle of KvistrumRusso-Swedish War of 1788–1790
1789Battle of KaipiaisKouvolaRusso-Swedish War of 1788–1790
26 July 1789Battle of ÖlandBaltic SeaRusso-Swedish War of 1788–1790
1808Battle of LierLier
1808Roth and Spoof ExpeditionTampereFinnish War
1808Jämtland CampaignJämtland
1808Battle of NummijärviNummijärviFinnish War
15 May 1809Battle of SkellefteåSkellefteåFinnish War
5 July 1809Battle of HörneforsHörneforsFinnish War
19 August 1809Battle of Ratan and SävarSävarFinnish War
20 August 1809Battle of RatanRatanFinnish War
25 August 1809Battle of PiteåFinnish War
1814Battle of FredrikstadFredrikstad MunicipalitySwedish-Norwegian War 1814
2 July 1915Battle of Åland IslandsÅlandWorld War I
1918Invasion of ÅlandÅlandGerman Invasion in the Finnish Civil War
1944the air Torpedo of BäckeboGräsdal
date unknownSiege of StockholmStockholmSwedish War of Liberation
date unknownSiege of KalmarKalmarSvante Nilsson Sture's War against Denmark
date unknownBattle of GetaryggenNorthern Seven Years' War

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.