Battle of Landskrona
The Battle of Landskrona was fought between Denmark and Sweden on Ylleshed moor, outside the town of Landskrona, in the province of Scania in what is now southern Sweden on July 14, 1677.
| Battle of Landskrona | |||||||
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| Part of the Scanian War | |||||||
Battle of Landskrona: Painting by Johan Philip Lemke | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Swedish Empire | Denmark–Norway | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Charles XI Simon Grundel-Helmfelt † |
Christian V Joachim Rüdiger von Goltz | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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13,000: 4,000 cavalry 4,000 peasants |
12,000: 7,000 cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,800 killed, wounded and captured | 2,500 killed, wounded and captured | ||||||
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