Dano-Swedish War (1470–1471)

Dano-Swedish War
	; Saint George and the Dragon by Bernt Notke, in Stockholm's Storkyrkan, commemorating Sture's victory at the Battle of Brunkeberg.
Date	1470–1471
Location	Baltic Sea and Sweden
Result	Swedish victory King Christian I attempt to retake the Swedish throne fails.;
Belligerents
Sweden	Kalmar Union
Commanders and leaders
Sten Sture; Nils Sture; Knut Posse	Christian I of Denmark
Strength
50,000 Farmers	3,000 Danish Troops; 2,000 German Knights
Casualties and losses
unknown, but less than the Danish	4,200 killed, 900 drowned, 900 captured

The Dano-Swedish War was the first conflict between Denmark and Sweden. The Danes invaded Sweden by sea, but were defeated early at the Battle of Brunkeberg, in which King Christian I of Denmark was wounded by a cannonball. The Danish invasion was repelled, and the Swedes were independent from the Kalmar Union.

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