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Battle of Haraker | |||||||||
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Part of the 1463–1464 Swedish uprising against Christian I | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Swedish separatists |
Denmark Swedish unionists | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Kettil Karlsson Sten Sture the Elder | Christian I | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown | 1,200–1,400 killed (Swedish estimate) | ||||||||
The Battle of Haraker was fought on 17 April 1464 at the village of Haraker, Västmanland, approximately 20 kilometers north of the city of Västerås in Sweden. The Swedish separatist army, under the command of the Bishop of Linköping, Kettil Karlsson, defeated King Christian I's Danish army.