Kalmar War
| Kalmar War | |||||||||
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| Part of a series of Dano–Swedish Wars | |||||||||
Map of military movements during the War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Denmark–Norway | Swedish Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Christian IV Breide Rantzau Sven Sehested Peder Nielsen Jens Bjørnsen † |
Charles IX # Gustavus Adolphus Bo Bååt Jakob Snakenborg Peder Hammarskjöld | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 20,000 | 21,000 | ||||||||
The Kalmar War (1611–1613) was fought between Denmark–Norway and Sweden. Though Denmark–Norway soon gained the upper hand, it was unable to defeat Sweden entirely. The Kalmar War was the last time Denmark–Norway successfully defended its dominium maris baltici against Sweden, and it also marked the increasing influence of the two countries on Baltic politics.