Northern Seven Years' War

The Northern Seven Years' War (also known as the Nordic Seven Years' War, the First Northern War or the Seven Years War in Scandinavia) was the war between Sweden and a coalition of Denmark-Norway, Lubeck and Poland, fought between 1563 and 1570. An inflexibly imperialistic orientation of both Sweden?s and Denmark?s ruling monarchs combined to revive the old hostilities among the countries neighboring the Baltic Sea. The combat, as was characteristic of the period, was cruelly pursued with the main purpose to conquer the opponent and annihilate him. Many border towns and cities were conquered and pillaged; some were burnt to the ground. The fighting continued until both armies had been exhausted, and many men died. The resulting peace was a stalemate, with neither party gaining any new territory.

Related Topics:
Sweden - Denmark-Norway - Lubeck - Poland - 1563 - 1570 - Baltic Sea

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