Storming of Kristianopel explained

Conflict:Storming of Kristianopel
Partof:the Kalmar War
Date:26 June 1611
Place:Kristianopel, Blekinge, Denmark
Result:Swedish victory
Commander1: Gustavus Adolphus
Commander2: Jens Bjørnsen
Strength1:1,500 in cavalry
Strength2:300 men
Casualties1:Few
Casualties2:Everyone killed, wounded, or captured

The Storming of Kristianopel occurred on 26 June 1611, during the Kalmar War. Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden led an assault from the camp in Högsby in Småland on Kristianopel in Blekinge. The Swedes managed to siege the fortified city and went in by bombing the fortress port, which was badly defended. Right after the assault, there was a massacre of the city's population, with rape and pillaging.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. H. Andersson