Battle of Axtorna

Battle of Axtorna
Part of Northern Seven Years' War

Old danish propaganda image of the battle
Date20 October 1565
Location
Axtorna, close to Falkenberg, Sweden
57°02′24″N 12°38′35″E / 57.040°N 12.643°E / 57.040; 12.643
Result Danish victory
Belligerents
 Sweden  Denmark–Norway
Commanders and leaders
History of Sweden (1523–1611) Jakob Henriksson Denmark–Norway Daniel Rantzau
Strength
11,100[a]–20,000[1] men 7,400[b]–9,000[1] men
21 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
1,200–1,700 300–2,500
4,000 men from both sides[2]
The fields where the battle took place. The photo is approximately taken from the Danish position facing north towards the Swedish position.

The Battle of Axtorna or simply Axtorna, was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and Denmark-Norway 20 October 1565 at Axtorna, a small village in what is today Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County in south-western Sweden.


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  1. ^ a b Vaupell, Otto (1891). Den nordiske Syvaarskrig 1563-1570 (in Danish). Reitzel. p. 93.
  2. ^ "Axtorna 1565". 19 July 2006. Archived from the original on 19 July 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2024.