Siege of Bohus fortress
The siege of Bohus fortress (1678) was a siege by Dano–Norwegian troops during the Scanian War. The siege was endured by the Swedish defenders for weeks before forcing a Dano–Norwegian retreat.
| Siege of Bohus fortress | |||||||
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| Part of Scanian War | |||||||
The Dano Norwegian siege of the fortress Bohus in Sweden in 1678. Drawing by the Swedish field marshal Erik Dahlberg | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sweden | Denmark-Norway | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Friedrich von Börstell Carl Gustaf Frölich Gustaf Otto Stenbock | Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Bohus garrison: 400 Relief force: 12,000 | 12,000–15,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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