Siege of Varberg

Siege of Varberg
Part of Northern Seven Years' War
Danish siege of Swedish-held Varberg, November 1569
Date November 1569 Location Varberg, Halland County (then part of Denmark-Norway) Result Dano–Norwegian victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Denmark–Norway
Commanders and leaders
Bo Birgersson Grip  †	Daniel Rantzau  † Franz Brockenhuus  †
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The siege of Varberg was a Danish siege of the Swedish-occupied castle of Varberg in Halland, present-day Sweden (then part of Denmark-Norway) by Danish forces under the Danish-German general Daniel Rantzau. Rantzau was killed by a Swedish cannonball on 11 November. Danish commander Franz Brockenhuus and Swedish commander Bo Birgersson Grip were also killed in the battle.