The Battle of Axtorna was fought October 20, 1565. Daniel Rantzau had been forced to yield the fortress Varberghus to the Swedes on September 15 1565, after they had taken Ny Varberg, then Skåneland's next largest city after Malmö. Rantzau received the news that a Swedish army of superior strength led by Jacob Henriksson Hästsko was approaching from the east forced him to move his forces toward Falkenberg. Rantzau had decided to commit to combat since the Swedish force had just arrived from its march and hadn't rearranged into a militarily cohesive unit. Frederick II of Denmark attacking Älvsborg, 1563 The Northern Seven Years War (also known as the Nordic Seven Years War, the First Northern War or the Seven Years War in Scandinavia) was the war between Sweden and a coalition of Denmark-Norway, Lubeck and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, fought between 1563... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... Events The pencil is first documented by Conrad Gesner March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... Falkenberg is a Municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... Events The pencil is first documented by Conrad Gesner March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Varberg Fortress was built 1287-1300 by count Jacob Nielsen as protection against his Danish king, who had declared him an outlaw after the murder of king Eric V of Denmark. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... SkÃ¥neland is a denomination for the historical region in southern and southwestern Sweden, once making up the eastern part of Denmark. ... View over Malmö IPA: /málmø:/ is the third largest city in Sweden, situated in the southernmost province of SkÃ¥ne. ... Falkenberg is a Municipality in Halland County, in southwest Sweden. ...

The Danes won as a consequence of Rantzau's superior tactics and he became renowned as a great general after the battle. But despite the victory and the capture of the Swedish artillery, the Danish host had incurred great losses while large portions of the Swedish army had not been involved in the battle. Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ...

External links

• The Axtorna project

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