User:Gvssy/Invasion of Norway (1564)
| Invasion of Norway | |||||||||
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| Part of the Northern Seven Years' War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Denmark–Norway |
 Sweden | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Oluf Gyldensø † Evert Bilde  Erik Rosenkrans |
Claude Collart (POW) | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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3 companies Steinvikholm garrison |
9 companies | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 4,000 men |
3,500 men 300–350 skiers | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Many imprisoned and executed | Heavy | ||||||||
The Invasion of Norway (Swedish: Invasionen av Norge; Norwegian: Invasjonen av Norge) was a failed military offensive conducted by Sweden in 1564 during the Northern Seven Years' War. The Swedes managed to occupy most of Trøndelag and Trondheim before subsequently retreating.