Battle of Brunkeberg
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. Sture won a decisive victory.
| 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 | |||||||||
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8,700 including peasants and some regulars 10,000 men |
3,000 Danish regulars 6,000 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown |
1,370 killed 630 captured | ||||||||
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