Battle of Brunkeberg
1471 battle of the Dano-Swedish War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Brunkeberg was fought on 10 October 1471 between the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Elder and forces led by Danish king Christian I.[2] Sture won a decisive victory.[2]
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Battle of Brunkeberg | |||||||||
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Part of the Dano-Swedish War (1470–1471) | |||||||||
The Entry of Sten Sture the Elder into Stockholm by Georg von Rosen (1864) | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Swedish supporters of the Sture party | Denmark and Swedish unionist troops | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Sten Sture the Elder | Christian I (WIA) | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
8,700 including peasants and some regulars 10,000 men[1] |
3,000 Danish regulars 6,000 men | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown |
1,370 killed 630 captured[1] |
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