Battle of Kringen

Battle of Kringen
Part of the Kalmar War

Painting of the battle by Georg Nielsen Strømdal[1]
Date26 August 1612
Location
Result Dano-Norwegian victory
Belligerents
Denmark-Norway
Commanders and leaders
Lars Gunnarson Hågå Alexander Ramsay
George Sinclair 
George Hay
Sir Henry Bruce
Strength
398 315
Casualties and losses
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.

  1. ^ Flacke, Monica (ed.). 1998. Mythen der Nationen: Ein europäisches Panorama". Berlin: Deutsches Historisches Museum.
  2. ^ "Slaget i Kringen, 26. august 1612 (Kulturnett Norge)". Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2010.