Battle of Stångebro
The Battle of Stångebro took place near Linköping on September 25, 1598 and in fact ended the personal union between Poland-Lithuania and the Kingdom of Sweden , which had existed since 1592.
In this battle the Swedish army defeated the Polish-Swedish King Sigismund III with approx. 13,000 men under the leadership of Duke Karl . Wasa and his army of about 8,000 men.
King Sigismund was then deposed in 1599 by a resolution of the Swedish Diet. The outcome of the battle established the Swedish-Polish opposition (antagonism) that lasted into the 17th century and the struggle for supremacy in the Baltic States , which culminated in the Swedish-Polish War of 1600-1629 .
literature
- Hallinder, Pär (ed.): Stångebro: händelser kring vattnet ; Linköping: Östergötlands Länsmuseum 1998, 288 p., Ill .; ISBN 91-85908-31-2 (book for the exhibition "Stångebro 1598", Swedish, with an English summary)