Claus Kurssell's coup
Claus Kurssell's coup was a revolt by German mercenaries in the then Swedish city of Reval (modern day Tallinn); the perpetrators temporarily had control of the city's castle before John III sent Nils Dobblare to intervene and recapture it.
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Sweden Supported by Reval | Mercenaries | ||||||||
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John III Nils Dobblare Clas Åkesson Tott | Claus Kurssell | ||||||||
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| Atleast 300 knights | Unknown | ||||||||
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| Unknown | Almost everyone captured | ||||||||
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