Battle of Axtorna
The Battle of Axtorna or simply Axtorna, was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and Denmark-Norway 20 October 1565 at Axtorna, a small village in what is today Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County in south-western Sweden.
| Battle of Axtorna | |||||||
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| Part of Northern Seven Years' War | |||||||
Old danish propaganda image of the battle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sweden |
Denmark–Norway Lübeck | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jakob Henriksson Hästesko | Daniel Rantzau | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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8,100 infantry 3,000 cavalry 47 artillery pieces |
6,000 infantry 1,400 cavalry 21 artillery pieces | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,200–1,700 | 300–2,500 | ||||||
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