Dano-Swedish Wars
The Battle of Bornhöved (1813), the last major battle between Danish and Swedish troops.
Date Prehistory to 1814 (Treaty of Kiel) Location Scandinavia, Baltic Sea, Livonia, Northern Germany Result Dissolution of Kalmar Union Annexation of Skåneland, Bohuslän and Jämtland to Sweden Formation of Swedish-Norwegian Union
Belligerents
Denmark (to 1389) Kalmar Union (1389-1523) Denmark-Norway (from 1523) Often supported by: Grand Duchy of Moscow / Tsardom of Russia / Russian Empire (from 1478) Kingdom of Poland / Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Hanseatic League (from 1523) First French Empire (1807-14)	/ Sweden Often supported by: Hanseatic League (to 1523) Holstein-Gottorp (1544-1721) Kingdom of France (1635-1789)

Dano-Swedish War may refer to one of multiple wars which took place between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Kingdom of Denmark (from 1450 in personal union with the Kingdom of Norway) up to 1814:

List of wars[edit]

Legendary wars between Denmark and Sweden[edit]

• Ohthere's Danish Raid, c.520
• Battle of Brávellir, c.750
• Battle of Fýrisvellir, 986

Middle Ages (Denmark versus Sweden)[edit]

• Battle of Helgeå, 1026
• Svend III Grathe's Swedish Raids, 1152–1154
• Danish Interventions in the Sverker-Erik Wars:
  • Battle of Lena, 1208
  • Battle of Gestilren, 1210
• Battle of Hova, 1275
• The 6000-Mark War, 1276–78
• Battle of Mjölkalånga [sv], 1318
• Kalundborg War [sv], 1341-3
• Battle of Visby, 1361
• Battle of Åsle [sv], 1389

Union Wars[edit]

• Engelbrekt rebellion, 1434–9
• Wars between King Christian and King Karl:
  • First War, 1448-51
  • Second War, 1452-7
  • Battle of Haraker, 1464
• Wars between Union kings and Swedish regents:
  • Dano-Swedish War of 1470-1
  • Battle of Rotebro, 1497. See also Russo-Swedish War of 1495-97
  • Dano-Swedish War of 1501-12
  • Swedish War of Liberation, 1521–23

Early Modern Period (Denmark-Norway versus Sweden)[edit]

• Count's Feud, 1534–1536
• Northern Seven Years' War, 1563–70. See also Livonian War.
• Kalmar War, 1611–13
• Torstenson War, 1643–45. Known in Norway as the Hannibal War.
• First Bremen War, 1654
• Little Northern War:
  • First Karl Gustav War, 1657-8
  • Second Karl Gustav War, 1658-60. Known in Norway as the Bjelke War.
• Second Bremen War, 1666
• Scanian War, 1675–79. Known in Norway as the Gyldenløve War.
• Great Northern War:
  • First Danish Intervention, 1700. See Peace of Travendal.
  • Second Danish Intervention, 1709–20. See 1716-19 Norwegian Campaigns & Treaty of Frederiksborg.
• Theatre War, 1788–89). Known in Norway as the Cowberry War. See also Russo-Swedish War of 1788-90.
• Danish-Swedish conflicts within the broader Napoleonic Wars:
  • Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09
  • German Campaign of 1813, during the War of the Sixth Coalition.

References[edit]