Battle of BrunnbÀck Ferry
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The Battle of BrunnbÀck Ferry (Swedish: Slaget vid BrunnbÀcks fÀrja) 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 VÀsterÄs. The battle stood by the village BrunnbÀck, near the ferry over DalÀlven.
Governmental troops led by Henrik Slagheck, the brother of Didrik Slagheck, marched from VÀsterÄs to DalÀlven, making camp near the BrunnbÀck 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 casualties 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 VĂ€stmanland. The battle ended as a major Swedish victory.
- Memorial of the battle, in BrunnbÀck.
- Memorial of Peder Svensson, in Hedemora.
References
- Sundberg, Ulf (1998). "Befrielsekriget 1521-1523". Svenskt MilitÀrhistoriskt Bibliotek (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
Coordinates: 60°7âČ53âłN 16°15âČ12âłEï»ż / ï»ż60.13139°N 16.25333°E