Battle of Uppsala (1520) | |||||||
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Part of the Dano-Swedish War (1512-1520) | |||||||
Danish commander Otto Krumpen | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kalmar Union | Sweden | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Otto Krumpen | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
c. 6,000 men | Unknown, but greater than the Danish | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2,000 men | Greater than the Danes' |
The Battle of Uppsala also called the Battle of Good Friday was a bloody battle between the Danish mercenary army and a Swedish peasant army in Uppsala during the Dano-Swedish War (1512-1520). It was the bloodiest battle in the Dano-Swedish, with casualties amounting in the thousands.