| Battle of Genevadsbro | |||||||||
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| Part of the Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658) | |||||||||
 Depiction of the battle of Genevadsbro by Erik Dahlbergh | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Swedish Empire |
 Denmark–Norway | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Per Brahe the Younger Gustaf Banér Erik Stenbock Henrik Horn |
Axel Urup Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Laholm garrison Relief force | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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c. 6,000 men 4 guns | 6,000 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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20–30 killed 100 wounded |
60 killed 50 wounded | ||||||||
The Battle of Genevadsbro (Swedish: Slaget vid Genevadsbro; Danish: Slaget ved Genevadsbro) also referred to as simply Battle of Genevad[1] was fought between Danish forces besieging Laholm and a Swedish relief force 31 August, 1657. The battle ended with a Swedish victory.[2][3]
- ^ Tegnhed 2015, p. 6.
- ^ Sundberg 2010, p. 151.
- ^ "Stormar blottlade fartygsvrak". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2024-11-13.