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This is a list of wars between Denmark and Sweden. Broadly construed, it may refer to one of multiple wars which took place between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Kingdom of Denmark (from 1450 in personal union with the Kingdom of Norway ) up to 1814:
Dano-Swedish War may refer to: Dano-Swedish War (1470–71), Dane's invasion of Sweden by sea; Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512), military conflict between Denmark and Sweden within the Kalmar Union; Dano-Swedish War (1512-1520), Danish invasion of Sweden ending with Christian II of Denmark becoming king of Sweden
The "Union Wars" of the 15th and early 16th centuries took place between Denmark and Sweden, then united in the Kalmar Union. After Sweden broke away, Denmark – until 1814 remaining united with Norway – again confronted Sweden in the Northern Seven Years' War (1563–70) and the Kalmar War (1611–13).
This is a list of wars and war-like conflicts involving the modern Kingdom of Denmark and predecessor states. Danish victory Danish defeat Another result * *e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Denmark, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
Sweden Denmark: Danish victory Karl Knutssons war against Denmark (1449–1457) [54] Sweden: Denmark: Christian I fails to retake the Swedish throne War of deposition against Karl Knutsson (1457) [55] Sweden: Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna: Christian I becomes King of Sweden Battle of Haraker (1464) Sweden: Denmark: Karl Knutsson regains the throne
The war became a disaster for two reasons: Primarily, because Denmark's new powerful ally, the Netherlands, remained neutral as Denmark was the aggressor and Sweden the defender. Secondly, the Belts froze over in a rare occurrence during the winter of 1657–1658, allowing Charles X Gustav of Sweden to lead his armies across the ice to invade ...
The relations between Denmark and Sweden [1] span a long history of interaction. The inhabitants of each speak related North Germanic languages, which have a degree of mutual intelligibility. Both countries formed part of the Kalmar Union between 1397 and 1523, but there exists an inherited cultural competition between Sweden and Denmark. From ...
War between Denmark-Norway and Sweden start Treaty of Stettin: 1570 Denmark became the supreme and dominating power in Northern Europe, yet failed to restore the Kalmar Union. Discovery of SN 1572: 1572 Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe discovers SN 1572: Founding of Kristianopel: 1603 Founding of Kristianopel: Christian IV's expeditions to Greenland