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| Battle of Brobacka | |||||||
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| Part of Northern Seven Years' War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sweden |
 Denmark–Norway | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Charles de Mornay | Daniel Rantzau | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,700 men | 7,500 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 550 | 2,500 | ||||||
The Battle of Brobacka was fought in Alingsås between Sweden and Denmark on 9 August 1566. The Swedish army under command of Charles de Mornay successfully managed to ambush Daniel Rantzau and his Danish army on their arrival back from their looting train in Västergötland, southwest of Sweden.