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Battle of Mared (Swedish: Slaget vid Mared) was a battle during the Nordic Seven Years' War between the Swedish and Danish forces on 9 November 1563. The battle was held on the site of present-day locality Oskarström in Sweden. The Danes had around 4,000 men.[1]
| Battle of Mared | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Northern Seven Years' War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sweden |
 Denmark–Norway | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Eric XIV | Frederick II | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 12,000 men[citation needed] | 4,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 740 men | 200 men[citation needed] | ||||||
After the outbreak of the war, a Swedish army under the command of King Eric XIV marched into Halland. The goal was to besiege Halmstad, but it failed because of the lack of artillery. Since King Frederick II of Denmark and Norway was on his way with reinforcements, the Swedes pulled back. But they were caught up in Mared on the border between Halland and Småland, where they were defeated.
The Danes were victorious, but there was no decisive victory, as the Swedes managed to pull back. As a result of the battle, the Swedes lost some 740 men, including many good officers.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Slaget vid Mared". Oskarströms Hembygdsförening. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ Isacsson, Claes-Göran (2006). Vägen till stormakt : Vasaättens krig [The road to great power: The wars of the Vasa dynasty] (in Swedish). Norstedts. p. 123. ISBN 9789113015026.
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