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the famous warrior King Gustav Adolf was one of history's great military innovators
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Major (land) battles and operations fought by Sweden between 1521 and 1655 Thursday, 1/31/08, 8:17 AM 
  
 The Swedish War of Liberation or Befrielsekriget (1521-1523) Battle of Brunbäcks färja (first half of April 1521) Battle of Västerås (April 29, 1521) Conquest of Kalmar (May 27, 1523) Conquest of Stockholm (June 16-17, 1523) The Danish Count Feud or Danska Grevefejden (1534-1536) Conquest of Halmstad (October 31, 1534) Battle of Helsingborg (January, 1535) The Great Russian War or Stora ryska kriget (1554-1557) Battle of Kivinäbb (March 11, 1555) Assault of Nöteborg (September 15-29, 1555) Assault of Viborg (January 21-25, 1556) The Northern Seven Years' War or Nordiska sjuårskriget (1563-1570) Capitulation of Älvsborg (September 4, 1563) Battle of Marred (November 9, 1563) Conquest of Pernau (June 9, 1565) Battle of Obermühlenberg (August 15, 1565) Conquest of Varberg (August 28, 1565) Battle of Axtorna (October 20, 1565) Battle of Runafer (February 3, 1567) Fall of Pernau (June 9, 1565) Capitulation of Varberg (December 4, 1569) The Livonian War or Första polska kriget (1563- 1568) Fall of Pernau (June 9, 1565) Battle of Obermühlenberg (August 15, 1565) Battle of Runafer (February 3, 1567) Conquest of Sonnenburg (August 11, 1568) The Russian Twenty-five Years' War or 25- årskriget mot Ryssland (1570-1595) Battle of Ubagall (March, 1571) Conquest of Weissenstein (January 1, 1573) Battle of Lode (January 23, 1573) Battle of Wenden (October 21, 1578) Conquest of Kexholm (November 4, 1580) Conquest of Narva (September 6, 1581) The War against Sigismund or Kriget mot Sigismund (1598-1599) Battle of Stegeborg (September 8, 1598) Battle of Stångebro (September 25, 1598) The Polish War or Andra polska kriget (1600-1629) Battle of Kokenhusen (June 17, 1601) Battle of Weissenstein (September 15, 1604) Battle of Kircholm (September 17, 1605) Conquest of Riga (September 15, 1621) Battle of Wallhof (January 8, 1626) Battle of Mewe (September 21, 1626) Battle of Hammerstein (April 13, 1627) Battle of Dirschau (August 8, 1627) Battle of Danzig (June 16, 1628) Battle of Osterode (October 14, 1628) Battle of Gurzno (Februari 2, 1629) The De la Gardie Campaign or De la Gardieska fälttåget (1609- 1610) Battle of Kamenka (May 15, 1609) Battle of Torzhok (June 17, 1609) Battle of Tver (July 13, 1609) Battle of Tver (July 15, 1609) Battle of Kaljazin (August 18, 1609) Battle of Troitsko (October 28, 1609) Battle of Rzjov (April, 1610) Battle of Klusina (June 24, 1610) The Ingrian War or Ingermanländska kriget (1610-1617) Conquest of Novgorod (July 15, 1611) Battle of Bronnicy (July 14, 1614) Assault of Pskov (October 9, 1615) The Kalmar War or Kalmarkriget (1611-1613) Conquest of Kalmar slott (August 3, 1611) Conquest of Älvsborg (May 24, 1612) The Thirty Years' War or Trettioåriga kriget (1630-1648) Battle of Marwitz (December 25, 1630) Conquest of Frankfurt am der Oder (April 3, 1631) Conquest of Magdeburg (May 10, 1631) Battle of Breitenfeld (September 7, 1631) Battle of Rain (April 5, 1632) Battle of Nürnberg (August 24, 1632) Battle of Lützen (November 6, 1632) Battle of Oldendorf (June 28, 1633) Battle of Pfaffenhofen (August 1, 1633) Battle of Steinau (September 27, 1633) Battle of Nördlingen (August 27, 1634) Battle of Dömitz (October 22, 1635) Battle of Wittstock (September 24, 1636) Battle of Chemnitz (April 4, 1639) Battle of Wolfenbüttel (June 19, 1641) Battle of Schweidnitz (May 21, 1642) Battle of Breitenfeld (October 23, 1642) Battle of Jüterbog (November 23, 1644) Battle of Magdeburg (December 23, 1644) Battle of Jankau (February 23, 1645) Battle of Zusmarshausen (May 7, 1648) The Torstenson War or Torstensonkriget (1643- 1645) Battle of Kolding (1644) (January 9, 1644) Battle on the frozen Bysjö (December 22, 1644) The First Bremian War or Första bremiska kriget (1654) No major battles 
  
 
 Major (land) battles and wars fought in or by Sweden between 1655 and 1814 Thursday, 1/31/08, 8:15 AM 
  
 ¿ The Northern Wars or Nordiska krigen (1655- 1661) o Battle of Sobota (August 23, 1655) o Battle of Zarnow (September 6, 1655) o Battle of Nowy Dwor (September 20, 1655) o Battle of Wojnicz (September 23, 1655) o Battle of Radom (February 2, 1656) o Battle of Golomb (February 8, 1656) o Battle of Warka (March 28, 1656) o Battle of Gnesen (April 27, 1656) o Battle of Warszawa (June 18-20, 1656) o Battle of Rautu kyrka (July, 1656) o Battle of Lyck (September 28, 1656) o Battle of Filippovo (October 12, 1656) o Battle of Konitz (December 23, 1656) o Battle of Walk (July 8, 1657) o Battle of Ängelholm (July 18, 1657) o Assault of Lava (August 1, 1657) o Battle of Genevadsbro (August 31, 1657) o Battle of Hjärtum (September 25, 1657) o Battle of Kattarp (October 3, 1657) o Conquest of Fredriksodde (October 24, 1657) o Battle of Tybrindvig (January 30, 1658) o March over the both Belts (January 30- February 10, 1658) o Conquest of Kronborg (September 6, 1658) o Assault of Copenhagen (February 11, 1659) o Battle of Nyborg (November 14, 1659) ¿ The Second Bremian War or Andra bremiska kriget (1666) o No major battles ¿ The Scanian War or Skånska kriget (1674- 1679) o Battle of Rathenow (June 15, 1675) o Battle of Fehrbellin (June 18, 1675) o Battle of Halmstad (August 17, 1676) o Battle of Lund (December 4, 1676) o Battle of Landskrona (July 14, 1677) o Battle of Warksow (January 8, 1678) o Battle of Uddevalla (August 28, 1678) ¿ The Great Northern War or Stora nordiska kriget (1700-1721) o Battle of Pühhajoggi (November 17, 1700) o Battle of Narva (November 20, 1700) o Crossing of Daugava (July 9, 1701) o Battle of Rauge (September 5, 1701) o Battle of Errastfer (December 30, 1701) o Battle of Klissow (July 9, 1702) o Battle of Hummelshof (July 19, 1702) o Battle of Saladen (March 19, 1703) o Battle of Pulutsk (April 21, 1703) o Battle of Systerbäck (July 9, 1703) o Battle of Wesenberg (June 16, 1704) o Battle of Jakobstadt (July 26, 1704) o Battle of Posen (August 9, 1704) o Battle of Punitz (October 28, 1704) o Battle of Gemäuerthof (July 16, 1705) o Battle of Rakowitz (July 21, 1705) o Battle of Fraustadt (February 3, 1706) o Battle of Kalish (October 19, 1706) o Battle of Holowczyn (July 4, 1708) o Battle of Lesnaya (September 29, 1708) o Battle of Poltava (June 28, 1709) o Battle of Helsingborg (February 28, 1710) o Battle of Gadebusch (December 9, 1712) o Battle of Pälkäne (October 6, 1713) o Battle of Storkyro (February 19, 1714) o Battle of Stäket (August 13, 1719) ¿ The Hats' Russian War or Hattarnas ryska krig (1741-1743) o Battle of Villmanstrand (August 23, 1741) ¿ The Seven Years' War or Pommerska kriget (1757-1762) o Battle of Tornow (September 26, 1758) o Battle of Fehrbellin (September 28, 1758) o Battle of Neu Kahlen (January 2, 1759) ¿ Gustav III's Russian War or Gustav III:s ryska krig (1788-1790) o Battle of Kvistrum (September 29, 1788) o First Battle of Porrassalmi (June 13, 1789) o Second Battle of Porrassalmi (June 19, 1789) o Battle of Uttismalm (June 28, 1789) o Battle of Kaipas (July 15, 1789) o Battle of Parkumäki (July 21, 1789) o Battle of Valkeala (April 29, 1790) o Battle of Korhois (1790) o Battle of Keltis barracker (May 19-20, 1790) o Battle of Savitaipale (June 4, 1790) ¿ The First War against Napoleon or Första kriget mot Napoleon (1805-1810) o Battle of Lübeck (November 6, 1806) o Battle of Stralsund (April 1, 1807) o Battle of Ückermünde (April 17, 1807) o Battle of Prestebakke (June 10, 1808) ¿ The Finnish War or Finska kriget (1808- 1809) o Battle of Siikajoki (April 18, 1808) o Battle of Revolax (April 27, 1808) o Battle of Pulkkila (May 1, 1808) o Battle of Nykarleby (June 24, 1808) o Battle of Lappo (July 14, 1808) o Battle of Kauhajoki (August 10, 1808) o Battle of Alavus (August 17, 18 
  
 
 The Army Museum (Armemuseum) Thursday, 5/25/06, 5:20 AM 
  
 ¿ Tel: 46 8 788 95 60 
  
 From: Riddargatan 13 | Östermalm, Stockholm S-104 41, Sweden 
 Web Site:  Swedish Army Museum
King Charles XII vied with Gustav Adolf as Swedens most famous warrior
Swedish Napoleonic militia
Battle of Lesnaya 1708
Charles XII dressed in the same uniform for many years
Charles XII was shot before a Norwegian fort - possibly by a Swede, since his interminable warfare became very unpopular
Kircholm 1605
infantry officer 1779
artillery officer of Swedish Finland C19
Soedermannlands regiment 1765
Soedermannlands regiment 1779
Skaraborgs regiment 1815
Soedermannlands regiment 1830
Soedermannlands regt 1815
dragoons 1859
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infantry 1779
infantry 1845
infantry 1886
the tricorne comes back into fashion 1910!!
swedish infantry 1939
Soedermannlands regt 1756
Karoliner - foot of the Great Northern War 1700 - 1721
Upplands regt 1680
Officer Upplands regt 1680
C19 cavalry trumpeter
Kircholm 1605
Standard bearer of the Hat War 1779
light dragoon 1779
Queen Dowagers regt 1779
Kronberg Regt 1765
Karelska Jaegers 1802
Jaemtland dragoon 1779
hussar 1779
Bjorneborg regt 1802
Abo regt 1779
Abo regt 1802
swedish artillery 1779
swedish heavy cavalryman
swedish troops of the Napoleonic Wars
Gustav Adolf's innovative lightweight "leather gun" of the 30 Years War
shield of Blekinge
shield of Dalarna
shield of Gotland
shield of Halland
shield of Jaemtland
shield of Kalmar
shield of Naerke
shield of Soedermannland
shield of Vasteraas