Storming of Kristianopel

Storming of Kristianopel
Part of the Kalmar War
Date 26 June 1611 Location Kristianopel, Blekinge, Denmark Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Swedish Empire	Denmark–Norway
Commanders and leaders
Gustavus Adolphus	Jens Bjørnsen †
Units involved
Måns Stierna's cavalry banner Jon Andersson's cavalry banner	Kristianopel garrison
Strength
1,500 in cavalry[citation needed]	300 men
Casualties and losses
Few	Everyone killed, wounded, or captured
Heavy civilian casualties

The Storming of Kristianopel occurred on 26 June 1611, during the Kalmar War. Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden led an assault from the camp in Högsby in Småland on Kristianopel in Blekinge. The Swedes managed to siege the fortified city and went in by bombing the fortress port, which was badly defended. Right after the assault, there was a massacre of the city's population, with rape and pillaging.^[1]