Siege of Åbo (1563)
| Siege of Åbo | |||||||||
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| Part of the conflicts between Eric XIV and John III | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Forces under Eric XIV | Forces under Duke John | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Eric XIV Klaus Fleming Henrik Klasson Horn |
Duke John (POW) Catherine Jagiellon (POW) Klas Andersson | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Unknown | Åbo garrison | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Several thousand |
1,200 in the beginning 350 in the end | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | 850 killed or deserted | ||||||||
The siege of Åbo (1563) was a siege of Åbo (Turku) by the royal army under King Eric XIV of Sweden against his brother Duke John of Finland (later King John III) in 1563.