Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry
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The Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry was the first major battle in the Swedish War of Liberation
, between rebels rallied by Gustav Vasa that had marched down from occupied Falun
and Danish troops from Västerås
. The battle stood by the village Brunnbäck
, near the ferry over Dalälven.
Governmental troops led by Henrik Slagheck, the brother of Didrik Slagheck
, marched from Västerås to Dalälven, making camp near the Brunnbäck
ferry. Shortly afterwards rebel troops under Peder Svensson arrived on the opposite side of the river. The rebels engaged the Danish soldiers by archery, causing many casualities and forcing the enemy to retreat. By then, Peder Svensson had already taken part of his force and out of sight moved it over the river.
When the Danes left their camp he attacked, while the remaining rebels moved over the river. The battle took place on an open area called Sonnbohed. The governmental troops resisted, but the attack was both surprising and fierce. Those who were not cut down fled either by throwing themselves into the river or on the main road, the latter being chased far into Västmanland
. The battle ended as a major Swedish victory.
Swedish War of Liberation
The Swedish War of Liberation , , was a civil war in which the Swedish nobleman Gustav Vasa successfully deposed the Danish king Christian II as regent of the Kalmar Union in Sweden. The war started in January 1521 when Gustav Vasa was appointed "hövitsman" over Dalarna. After Gustav Vasa sacked...
, between rebels rallied by Gustav Vasa that had marched down from occupied Falun
Falun
Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County...
and Danish troops from Västerås
Västerås
Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...
. The battle stood by the village Brunnbäck
Brunnbäck
Brunnbäck is a small community in Sweden, eight kilometers southeast of Avesta in Dalarna at a crossing of Dalälven.In 1521, at the Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry, Swedish rebel troops under Peder Svensson and Olof Bonde defeated a Danish host by encirclement, cementing the Swedish Rebellion and...
, near the ferry over Dalälven.
Governmental troops led by Henrik Slagheck, the brother of Didrik Slagheck
Didrik Slagheck
Didrik Slagheck, dead January 24 1522, was a Danish archbishop, military commander during the Swedish War of Liberation, and often pointed out as an active participant in the Stockholm Bloodbath....
, marched from Västerås to Dalälven, making camp near the Brunnbäck
Brunnbäck
Brunnbäck is a small community in Sweden, eight kilometers southeast of Avesta in Dalarna at a crossing of Dalälven.In 1521, at the Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry, Swedish rebel troops under Peder Svensson and Olof Bonde defeated a Danish host by encirclement, cementing the Swedish Rebellion and...
ferry. Shortly afterwards rebel troops under Peder Svensson arrived on the opposite side of the river. The rebels engaged the Danish soldiers by archery, causing many casualities and forcing the enemy to retreat. By then, Peder Svensson had already taken part of his force and out of sight moved it over the river.
When the Danes left their camp he attacked, while the remaining rebels moved over the river. The battle took place on an open area called Sonnbohed. The governmental troops resisted, but the attack was both surprising and fierce. Those who were not cut down fled either by throwing themselves into the river or on the main road, the latter being chased far into Västmanland
Västmanland
' is a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in middle Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Närke, Värmland, Dalarna and Uppland.The name comes from "West men", referring to the people west of Uppland, the core province of early Sweden.- Administration :...
. The battle ended as a major Swedish victory.