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]