Siege of Copenhagen | |||||||||
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Part of the Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370) | |||||||||
Conquest of Copenhagen by German Hanse, 1368. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Hanseatic League | Denmark | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
Unknown | Absalon's Castle garrison | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
37 ships 2,000 men | Unknown | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The siege of Copenhagen (Danish: Belejringen af København) or the Capture of Copenhagen (Danish: Overtagelsen af København), was a looting and siege of Copenhagen and Absalon's Castle in 1368 between Denmark and the Hanseatic League, during the Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370). The city was looted and Absalon's castle was destroyed.