Assault on Gullberg Castle | |||||||||
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Part of the Kalmar War | |||||||||
National Romantic depiction of the Siege of Gullberg, showing Emerentia Pauli (Krakow) leading the women in the defense, pouring boiling lye on the attacking Danes by Gustaf Brusewitz | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Swedish Empire | Denmark–Norway | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Emerentia Krakow Mårten Krakow (WIA) | Christian IV | ||||||||
Units involved | |||||||||
Gullberg garrison |
5 cavalry companies Duke George's regiment King's Regiment | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
300 men & women 2 guns | 2,500 men | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown | 150–200 casualties |
The Assault on Gullberg Castle (Swedish: Anfallet mot Gullbergs fästning; Danish: Angreb på Gullberg Slot[citation needed]) occurred on 26 January 1612 during the Kalmar War. The female commander of the fortress, Emerentia Krakow, successfully lead the Swedish defense after her husband, Mårten Krakow, broke his leg after falling off his horse.