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Battle of Falun
Part of Swedish War of Liberation
Date
February 5, 1521
Location
Falun, Sweden
Result
Swedish victory
Territorial changes
Falun sacked, local fogde captured
Belligerents
Sweden
Denmark
Commanders and leaders
Gustav Vasa Lasse Olsson (Björnram)
Kristoffer Olsson (Stjärna)
Strength
A few hundred mustered Dalecarlian peasants
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The Battle of Falun (Swedish: Slaget om Falun) was the first battle of the Swedish War of Liberation that took place in Falun, Sweden, on February 5, 1521. Swedish rebels under Gustav Vasa, who had just days earlier been proclaimed leader of the Dalecarlians against the Danes, raided Falun. The rebels, consisting of a few hundred poorly armed peasants and some noble officers, took the Danish forces in the town completely by surprise. The local fogde (bailiff) Kristoffer Olsson and a few others labelled as "traitors" were captured. Local shops run by German merchants were plundered, and the population taxed.
The rebels continued onwards through the region, gaining many new recruits. Shortly after they returned to Falun, and the locals pledged allegiance to Gustav Vasa and his cause. The rebellion continued until the Treaty of Malmö in 1524. A year earlier, in 1523, Vasa was crowned King of Sweden.
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