Battle of Hova

The Battle of Hova (Slaget vid Hova) was fought in Hova, Sweden on 14 June 1275 between peasants commanded by King Valdemar of Sweden and Danish cavalry commanded by Duke Magnus and his brother Erik. The result was that Valdemar had to flee to Norway and Magnus became king of Sweden as Magnus III. It was a part of a series of conflicts between Magnus and his elder brother Valdemar.[1] [2] [3][4]

Battle of Hova
Part of The war against Valdemar Birgersson
miniatyr
Date14 June 1275
Location
Hova, Sweden
Result Victory for Duke Magnus
Commanders and leaders
Duke Magnus & Eric Valdemar of Sweden
Strength
100 Danish provided by Erik Klipping, 700 Danish and German provided by count Jacob of Halland

References
  1. "Slaget vid Hova". Svenskarna och deras hövdingar. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  2. "Valdemar Birgersson, kung av Sverige". KulturNav. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  3. "Magnus Ladulås (ca 1240–1290)". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  4. Ulf Sundberg (1999). "Magnus Birgersson "Ladulås"". pennanochsvardet.se. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2019.


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