Painting of the battle by Georg Nielsen Strømdal[1]
Date
26 August 1612
Location
Otta, Norway
Result
Dano-Norwegian victory
Belligerents
Denmark-Norway
Scottish mercenaries
Commanders and leaders
Lars Gunnarson Hågå
Alexander Ramsay George Sinclair † George Hay Sir Henry Bruce
Strength
398
315
Casualties and losses
6 killed 12 wounded
180 killed 134 captured
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Kalmar War
Kalmar
Kristianopel
Vittsjö
Kringen
Battle of Kringen (Norwegian: Slaget ved Kringen) involved an ambush by Norwegian peasant militia of Scottish mercenary soldiers who were on their way to enlist in the Swedish army for the Kalmar War.[2] The battle has since become a part of folklore in Norway, giving names to local places in the Ottadalen valley.
^Flacke, Monica (ed.). 1998. Mythen der Nationen: Ein europäisches Panorama". Berlin: Deutsches Historisches Museum.
^"Slaget i Kringen, 26. august 1612 (Kulturnett Norge)". Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
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