Siege of Bohus fortress | |||||||
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Part of the Scanian War | |||||||
The Dano Norwegian siege of the fortress Bohus in Sweden in 1678. Drawing by the Swedish field marshal Erik Dahlberg | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sweden | Denmark-Norway | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Friedrich von Börstell Carl Gustaf Frölich Gustaf Otto Stenbock | Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Bohus garrison: 400 Relief force: 12,000 | 12,000–15,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Heavy | Unknown |
The siege of Bohus fortress (1678) was a siege by Dano–Norwegian troops during the Scanian War. The siege was endured by the Swedish defenders for weeks before forcing a Dano–Norwegian retreat.