Battle of Bogesund

Battle of Bogesund

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Bogesund


caption="The Death of Sten Sture the Younger on the ice of lake Mälaren", by Carl Gustaf Hellqvist (1880).
partof=Sten Sture's war against Denmark
date=January 19, 1520
place=The lake Åsunden, near Bogesund
result=Unionist victory
combatant1= and unionists
combatant2=
commander1=Otto Krumpen
commander2=Sten Sture the Younger
strength1=10 000
strength2=10 000
casualties1="Unknown"
casualties2=Sten Sture
campaign=

The Battle of Bogesund was an important conflict in the campaign of Christian II to gain power over Sweden. In 1520, Christian's army of mercenaries had landed in Sweden, seeking to consolidate Christian's powers over Sweden within the Kalmar Union and to unseat the rebellious Swedish viceroy Sten Sture the Younger. On the ice of lake Åsunden near Bogesund, Christian's army led by Otto Krumpen was intercepted by a force led by Sten Sture.

Little is known of the details of the battle. At an early stage, a cannonball ricochetted off the ice, hitting Sten Sture in the leg and killing his horse. Deprived of their leadership, Sture's forces (mostly armed peasants) fell into disarray and fled. Sture himself retreated towards Stockholm, but died of his wounds on the ice of lake Mälaren on February 5.

The anti-union resistance was continued by Sture's widow Christina Gyllenstierna and ultimately Gustav Vasa.

ee also

*Stockholm Bloodbath
*Christian II of Denmark
*Gustav I of Sweden


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