| Battle of Kringen | |||||||
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| Part of the Kalmar War | |||||||
 Painting of the battle by Georg Nielsen Strømdal[1] | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Denmark-Norway | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lars Gunnarson Hågå |
Alexander Ramsay George Sinclair † George Hay Sir Henry Bruce | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 398 | 315 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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6 killed 12 wounded |
180 killed 134 captured | ||||||
Battle of Kringen (Norwegian: Slaget ved Kringen) involved an ambush by Norwegian peasant militia of Scottish mercenary soldiers who were on their way to enlist in the Swedish army for the Kalmar War.[2] The battle has since become a part of folklore in Norway, giving names to local places in the Ottadalen valley.
- ^ Flacke, Monica (ed.). 1998. Mythen der Nationen: Ein europäisches Panorama". Berlin: Deutsches Historisches Museum.
- ^ "Slaget i Kringen, 26. august 1612 (Kulturnett Norge)". Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2010.