Gustav Vasa, who after going to Gästrikland and attempting to rally support for his rebellion, returned to Dalarna in early April and was informed of the victory in the Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry. He decided to continue onwards to Västerås. His troops had on April 23 made camp by Romfartuna Church, where the army was mustered. On April 28 they broke up and marched to Västerås, not knowing that a peasant army attempting to take the city Köping two days earlier had been defeated by the forces of Dridrik Slagheck, who had now arrived in Västerås. Gustav Vasa arrived on April 29 and began preparing a siege. They were spotted by Slagheck's troops and attacked, but managed to force the attackers into retreat.
No major victory was won and the Danish forces remained in the city for a month, making more, if failed, sorties against the besieging Swedish troops. On May 20 the Danish left the city, leaving only a small force in Västerås Castle and shipping away the other troops. The castle held out until January 30, 1522, when attempts to aid the garrison by sea from Stockholm failed.
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Sundberg, Ulf (1998). . Svenskt Militärhistoriskt Bibliotek (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
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battle, västerås, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, september, 2014, learn, wh. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message The Battle of Vasteras Swedish Slaget om Vasteras was a battle in the Swedish War of Liberation that took place on Badelundaasen north of Vasteras Sweden on April 29 1521 The Swedish troops led by Gustav Vasa defeated the Danish force led by Didrik Slagheck and conquered Vasteras Battle of VasterasPart of Swedish War of LiberationDateApril 29 1521LocationBadelundaasen and Vasteras SwedenResultSwedish victoryTerritorialchangesVasteras captured by Gustav VasaBelligerentsSweden Kalmar Union DenmarkCommanders and leadersGustav VasaDidrik SlagheckStrength 15 000 Gustav Vasa who after going to Gastrikland and attempting to rally support for his rebellion returned to Dalarna in early April and was informed of the victory in the Battle of Brunnback Ferry He decided to continue onwards to Vasteras His troops had on April 23 made camp by Romfartuna Church where the army was mustered On April 28 they broke up and marched to Vasteras not knowing that a peasant army attempting to take the city Koping two days earlier had been defeated by the forces of Dridrik Slagheck who had now arrived in Vasteras Gustav Vasa arrived on April 29 and began preparing a siege They were spotted by Slagheck s troops and attacked but managed to force the attackers into retreat No major victory was won and the Danish forces remained in the city for a month making more if failed sorties against the besieging Swedish troops On May 20 the Danish left the city leaving only a small force in Vasteras Castle and shipping away the other troops The castle held out until January 30 1522 when attempts to aid the garrison by sea from Stockholm failed References editSundberg Ulf 1998 Befrielsekriget 1521 1523 Svenskt Militarhistoriskt Bibliotek in Swedish Archived from the original on 2011 09 16 Retrieved 2011 11 20 nbsp This article about a battle in Swedish history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Vasteras amp oldid 1201305787, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
