List of wars involving Sweden
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This is a list of wars and war-like conflicts involving Sweden.
*e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Sweden, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.
Kingdom of Sweden (800–1397)
| Conflict | Sweden & its Allies | Sweden's opposition | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish–Gothic wars (500–800) Location: Sweden |
Svealand | Geats | Consolidation of Swedes and Goths into a unified kingdom. | |
| Swedish slave revolts (500s) Location: Sweden |
Svealand | Thralls | Slaves depose the king of Sweden and win their freedom. | |
| Ingvars raid of Estonia (600s) Location: Estonia |
Svealand | Estonians | Estonian Victory<ref>Scandinavians were defeated in a battle in Saaremaa (in Estonian) https://ekspress.delfi.ee/artikkel/32908835/skandinaavlased-said-saaremaal-suures-lahingus-tappa</ref> | |
| Anunds raid of Estonia (700s) Location: Estonia |
Svealand | Estonians | Swedish Victory | |
| Battle of Brávellir (750s) Location: Brávellir |
Svealand Estonians | Danes (tribe) Wends Geats | Swedish Victory Eastern Geatland falls under Swedish dominion | |
| Paphlagonian expedition of the Rus' | Rus'/Swedish Vikings | Byzantine Empire | Successful raid | |
| Swedish expedition to Courland (854) | Sweden | Curonians | Swedish victory | |
| Swedish raids in the Mediterranean Sea (859)
Location: Mediterranean Sea, Spain, Italy Luni, Italy |
Swedes (Germanic tribe) | Islamic Spain Carolingian Empire |
Swedish victory<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> | |
| Swedish expedition to Courland (862) | Sweden | Curonians | Swedish victory | |
| Swedish wars of conquest in Eastern Europe (850s-870) Location: Eastern Europe |
Swedes (Germanic tribe) | Slavs Curonians Semigallians Finnic peoples. |
Swedish victory establishment of control over the Route from the Varangians to the Greeks and Starya Ladoga route. | |
| Great Heathen Army (865–878) | Vikings | Wessex Northumbria Mercia East Anglia | Swedes, Norwegians and Danes under Ragnar Lodbrok sons occupies England and establishes the Danelaw | |
| Caspian expeditions of the Rus' (913–1041) | Template:Tree list | Khazars Abbasid Caliphate | Swedes establish trade routes | |
| Olof the Brashs conquest of Denmark (900s) Location: Denmark |
Swedes (Germanic tribe) | Denmark | Swedish victory | |
| Feud of the Sviatoslavichi (970s) Location: Kievan Rus |
Vladimir the Great | Oleg's coalition | Vladimir the Great victorious | |
| Jomsviking–Swedish War (980s) Location: Uppsala |
Sweden | Jomsviking | Swedish Victory <ref>Thunberg, Carl L. (2012). Slaget på Fyrisvallarna i ny tolkning (The Battle of Fýrisvellir in a New Interpretation). Retrieved 5 January 2021.</ref> | |
| Eric the Victorious invasion of Denmark (990s)
Location: Hedeby Baltic Sea |
Sweden | Denmark | Swedish Victory <ref>Lagerqvist, Lars O., Sveriges regenter från forntid till nutid, Norstedts förlag, Stockholm 1996. ISBN 91-1-963882-5 (andra upplagan) Lagerqvist, Lars O., Sveriges regenter från forntid till nutid, Norstedts förlag, Stockholm 1996. ISBN 91-1-963882-5 (andra upplagan) pages 27–30</ref>
<ref>Erik Segersäll (1953) Sture Bolin. https://sok.riksarkivet.se/Sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=15407 Template:Webarchive</ref> | |
| Swedish invasion of the Holy Roman Empire (990s) |
Sweden Denmark |
Template:FlagiconHoly Roman Empire | Unclear results<ref>Adam av Bremen (1984) pp. 87–8 (Book II, Chapters 31–32).</ref> | |
| Olof Skötkonungs attack on Denmark
Location: In Denmark |
Sweden | Denmark | Swedish victory
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| Viking expedition to Wendland
Location: In Wendland |
Sweden | Wends | Successful expedition | |
| Battle of Svolder (999–1000) |
Sweden Denmark Jarls of Lade |
Norway | Swedish victory | |
| Swedish Norwegian war (1015–1018)
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| Battle of Helgeå | Sweden Norway |
North Sea Empire Kingdom of England |
Anglo-Danish victory | |
| Battle of Stiklestad
Location: In Stiklestad |
Sweden Olaf II of Norway | North Sea Empire |
Anglo-Danish victory | |
| Swedish support for Magnus invasion of Norway (1035) | Sweden Magnus the Good | North Sea Empire | Swedish victory Magnus the Good becomes king of Norway defeats the Danish forces | |
| (1042) Ingvar the Far-Travelleds expedition
Location: Georgia (country) |
Varangians | Template:Flag | Swedish defeat | |
| Yaroslav the Wise and Mstislav of Chernigovs civil war
Battle of Listven (1024) Location: Ukraine Russia |
Kievan Rus' | Mstislav of Chernigov | Swedish defeat | |
| Swedish–Norwegian War (1063)
Location: Vänern |
Sweden | Kingdom of Norway | Swedish defeat | |
| Swedish–Norwegian War (1099–1101)
Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Norway | Inconclusive | |
| First Swedish Crusade (1150) Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Finns | Eventual incorporation of Southwest Finland into the Swedish kingdom | |
| Sweyn III's invasion of Småland (1153) | Sweden | Denmark | Invasion failed | |
| Harald Skraengs uprising (1182) | Harald Skraeng Sweden |
Denmark | Uprising quelled | |
| Pillage of Sigtuna (1187) Location: Sigtuna |
Sweden | Pagans from Eastern Baltic (probably Estonians or Karelians) |
Sigtuna is sacked. Archbishop Johannes of Uppsala is killed. | |
| Battle of Lihula (1220) | Sweden | Oeselians | Death of jarl Karl the Deaf | |
| Värmland campaign (1225/1249)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Värmland |
Sweden | Norway | Peace of Lödöse | |
| Öselborn's attack on Sweden (1226)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Öselborn's | The Öselborn's take plunder and hostages | |
| Attack on Tavastia (1227–1228)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Novgorod | Indecisive | |
| Battle of Olustra (1229)<ref>Template:Cite book Online at Pennan & Svärdet (archived)</ref>
Location: Södermanland or Östergötland |
Eric XI | Knut Långe | Victory for Knut Långe
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| Eric XI's reinstatement war (1234)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Eric XI
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Knut Långe | Victory for Eric XI
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| Livonian Crusade (13th century) |
Crusade | Pagans (Indigenous peoples) | Crusader victory. However, the Swedish expedition ended in disaster | |
| Tavastian uprising (1236–1237) Location: Finland |
Sweden | Tavastians Novgorod Karelians |
Uprising crushed
| |
| Battle of Neva (1240) | Swedes, Norwegians, Finns and Tavastians | Novgorod Republic and Karelians | Novgorodian victory. | |
| First Folkung Uprising (1247)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Folkung | Victory of the Swedish king | |
| Second Swedish Crusade (1249–1250) Location: Finland |
Sweden | Tavastians | Area of Tavastians and south-western Finland fall to Swedish rule, Häme Castle is founded |
Folkung era (1250–1389)
| Conflict | Sweden & its allies | Sweden's opposition | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ill (1251)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Folkung | Swedish victory
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| Campaign against Narva (1256–1257)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Sweden
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Novgorod | Neither side achieved much success | |
| The war against Valdemar Birgersson (1275) |
Valdemar's Forces | Duke Magnus's Forces | Valdemar, King of Sweden is deposed Magnus Ladulås is crowned king of Sweden. | |
| 6000 mark war (1276–1278) |
Sweden | Denmark | Danish victory
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| Template:Ill (1278–1280)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden |
Sweden | Folkung | Victory of the Swedish king
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| Ladoga Campaign (1283–1284)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Novgorod | Indecisive | |
| War in Gotland (1288)
Location: Gotland |
Visby | Gotland | Victory for Visby | |
| Swedish campaign against the Karelians and Izhorians (1292) Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Karelians Izhorians |
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| Third Swedish Crusade (1293–1295) Location: Finland |
Sweden | Karelians Novgorod republic |
Swedish victory
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| Neva Campaign (1300–1301)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Neva river |
Sweden | Novgorod | Landskrona captured by Novgorod | |
| Swedish Brother's Feud (1304–1310)
Location: Sweden |
Birger Magnusson | Duke Eric and Valdemar | Victory for Birger Magnusson, death of Valdemar and Duke Eric | |
| War on Gotland (1313)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Gotland |
Sweden | Gotland | Gutes agree to pay an increased tax to the Swedish king. | |
| Tavastian war (1311–1314)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Tavastia |
Template:Flagicon image Sweden | Novgorod Republic | Indecisive | |
| Uprisings in Hälsingland and Småland (1316–1317)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Rebels in Hälsingland and Småland | Insurgents lose their property after a verdict by King Birger | |
| Attack on Åbo (1318)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Åbo |
Sweden | Novgorod Republic | Novgorodians burn the outskirts of Åbo | |
| War of Deposition against Birger Magnusson (1317–1319)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden |
Birger Magnusson | Insurgents loyal to the Dukes Valdemar and Erik | Birger is deposed | |
| Kexholm war (1321–1323)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Novgorod | Treaty of Nöteborg | |
| Swedish–Novgorodian Wars (1142–1323) Location: Finland |
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Template:Flagicon Norway (1319–1323) |
Novgorod Republic | Treaty of Nöteborg (1323) | |
| Campaign against Ingeborg (1323)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Ingeborg of Norway | Peace of Skara
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| Mats Kettilmundssons war against Reval (1325–1326)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Swedish-Norwegian Union (Mats Kettilmundsson) | Reval | Mats Kettilmundsson dies before any confrontations take place, peace signed in 31 May 1326 | |
| Sten bielkes war against Novgorod (1338–1339)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Novgorod |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Novgorod | Peace signed in either August or September 1339.
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| Johan Offessons Uprising (1339)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Johan Offesson | Lindholm Castle is destroyed, and Johan is forced to give Skytts and Oxie to the king | |
| Kalundborg War (1341–1343)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Denmark | Swedish-Norwegian victory
| |
| Saint George's Night Uprising (1343–1345)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Location: Unknown |
Swedish-Norwegian Union Estonians |
Denmark Teutonic Order |
Indecisive
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| Magnus's war against Russia (1348–1351)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Novgorod | Truce of Dorprat
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| Campaign between Magnus and his son (1356–1359)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Magnus IV | Eric | According to the arbitration in Jönköping, Sweden is divided between Magnus and Erik, this ends after Eric's death in 1359 | |
| Valdemar Atterdags reconquest of Scania (1360)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Scania |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Denmark | Denmark conquers all of Scania | |
| Valdemar Atterdags conquest of Gotland (1361)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Gotland |
Swedish-Norwegian Union | Denmark | Denmark conquers Gotland | |
| Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370)
Location: Northern Germany, Scandinavia, and the Baltic Sea |
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First phase (1361–1365)
File:State Banner of Denmark (14th Century).svg Kingdom of Denmark Second phase (1367–1370) File:State Banner of Denmark (14th Century).svg Kingdom of Denmark |
First phase: Danish victory
Second phase: Hanseatic victory Hanseatic League gains control over several forts in Scania | |
| War of deposition against Magnus (1363–1371)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Magnus IV | Albert of Mecklenburg | Albert becomes king of Sweden | |
| Swedish involvement in the Danish war of succession (1379–1381)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Denmark | Truce signed in 1381 | |
| Invasion of Scania (1384)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Denmark | Truce likely signed in 1384
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| War of deposition against Albrekt of Mecklenburg<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (1388–1395) |
Sweden | Denmark | Margaret I becomes regent | |
| Attack on Jama<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (1395) |
Sweden Kalmar Union |
Novgorod Republic | Indecisive | |
| Northern Ladoga Campaign<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (1396) |
Sweden Kalmar Union |
Novgorod Republic | Indecisive |
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Union of Kalmar (1397–1521)
| Conflict | Sweden & its Allies | Sweden's opposition | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campaign against the Victual Brothers<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (1395–1398) |
Sweden Kalmar Union |
Victual Brothers | The Victual Brothers surrender their fortresses in Sweden | |
| War in Gotland (1398) | Template:Flagdeco Sweden Template:Flagicon Kalmar Union |
Template:Flagicon Teutonic Order | Gotland is conquered by the Teutonic Order | |
| Campaign against Knut Bosson Grip<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (1398) |
Sweden Kalmar Union |
Knut Bosson Grip | Grip surrenders his Finnish fortresses to the crown. | |
| Novgorod's attack in the north (1399)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Sweden Kalmar Union |
Novgorodian Republic | Indecisive | |
| War in Gotland (1403–1404)
Location: Unknown |
Sweden Kalmar Union |
Teutonic Order | Teutonic victory | |
| Engelbrekt rebellion (1434–1436) |
Sweden | Kalmar Union | Swedish victory | |
| Pukefejden (1436–1437) |
Charles VIII of Sweden | Erik Puke | Erik Puke is executed | |
| War against the Flemingar (1437)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> |
Sweden | Flemingar | Indecisive | |
| Rebellion in Östergötaland (1437)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Östergötland |
Sweden | Rebels in Östergötaland | Uprising crushed | |
| Värmland rebellion (1437–1438)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |
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Sweden | Rebels in Värmland | Uprising crushed |
| David's Rebellion (1438–1439) |
Sweden | Tavastian insurgents | Uprising quelled | |
| Karl Knutssons campaign against Eric of Pomerania (1439–1440)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> |
Sweden | Eric of Pomerania | The remaining fortresses loyal to Eric fall | |
| Karl Knutssons campaign against Novgorod (1444)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> |
Sweden | Novgorodian Republic | Swedish victory | |
| War in Gotland (1446)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> |
Sweden Kalmar Union |
Eric of Pomerania | Indecisive | |
| Novgorods war against Karl Knutsson (1448)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> |
Sweden | Novgorodian Republic | Indecisive | |
| War on Gotland (1448–1449) | Template:Flagdeco Sweden | File:Kong Erik av Pommern PI XX 1.jpg Eric of Pomerania Template:Flagicon Denmark |
Swedish failure | |
| War for Norway (1448–1451) | Template:Flagdeco Sweden | Template:Flag | Danish victory | |
| Karl Knutssons war against Denmark (1449–1457)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> |
Sweden | Denmark | Christian I fails to retake the Swedish throne | |
| War of Deposition against Karl Knutsson (1457)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> |
Sweden | Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna | Christian I becomes King of Sweden | |
| Battle of Haraker (1464) |
Sweden | Denmark | Karl Knutsson regains the throne | |
| Second War of deposition against Karl Knutsson (1464–1465)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> |
Sweden | Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna | Jöns Bengtsson takes power | |
| War of depositon against Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1466–1467)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden |
Template:Flagdeco Sweden | Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna Template:Flag |
Karl Knutsson retakes the throne | |
| Dano-Swedish War (1468–1469)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden |
Template:Flagdeco Sweden | Template:Flag | Christian I fails to retake the throne | |
| Erik Karlsson Vasa's Uprising (1469–1470)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden |
Template:Flagdeco Sweden | File:COA-family-sv-Vasa medeltid.png Erik Karlsson Vasa | Uprising crushed | |
| Dano-Swedish War (1469–1470)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden |
Template:Flagdeco Sweden | Template:Flag | Christian I fails to retake the throne | |
| Dano-Swedish War (1470–1471) (1470–1471) Location: Sweden |
Template:Flagdeco Sweden | Template:Flag | Swedish Victory | |
| First campaign to Livonia (1473–1475)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Teutonic Order | Indecisive | |
| Tott's first Russian war (1475―1476)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Finland |
Sweden | Grand Duchy of Moscow | Truce in December 1475 or early 1476 | |
| Second campaign to Livonia (1478)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Teutonic Order | Indecisive
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| Tott's second Russian war (1479–1482)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Finland |
Sweden | Grand Duchy of Moscow | Truce in Novgorod 17 January 1482
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| Third campaign to Livonia (1485–1486/1488)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Unknown |
Sweden | Teutonic Order | Indecisive, peace signed in 1488. | |
| Sten Sture's war against the Totts (1487)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden |
Template:Flagdeco Sweden | File:COA family sv Tott.svg Tott | Tott family's power is reduced Gotland falls into Danish control | |
| Russo-Swedish War (1495–1497) (1495–1497)<ref name="Sundberg">Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Sweden |
Template:Flagdeco Sweden | Grand Duchy of Moscow | Swedish victory | |
| Battle of Rotebro (1497) |
Template:Flagdeco Sweden | Template:Flag | Danish victory
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| Border conflict at Nyslott (1499) Location: Nyslott |
Template:Flagdeco Sweden | Grand Duchy of Moscow | Swedish Victory
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| War of Deposition against King Hans (1501–1503) Location: Sweden |
Template:Flagdeco Sweden | Template:Flag | Swedish Victory
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| Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512) (1501–1512) Location: Sweden |
Template:Flagdeco Sweden Template:Flagicon image Norwegian rebels (1501–1504) Template:Flagicon image Free City of Lübeck (1509–12) |
Template:Flag | Treaty of Malmö:
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| Dano-Swedish War (1512–1520) (1512–1520) Location: Sweden |
Template:Flagdeco Sweden | Template:Flag | Surrender of Stockholm:
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| Swedish War of Liberation (1521–23)<ref name="Sundberg"/> Location: Scandinavia |
Template:Flagdeco Sweden Template:Flagicon image Free City of Lübeck (from 1522) |
Template:Flag | Kingdom of Sweden proclaims independence |
Vasa era (1523–1611)
Swedish Empire (1611–1721)
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Age of Liberty (1718–1772)
| Conflict | Sweden & its Allies | Sweden's opposition | Outcome | Casualties | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) (Part of the War of the Austrian Succession)<ref name="Sundberg"/> | Template:Flagdeco Sweden | Template:Flag | Russian victory | 7000 | |
| Dalecarlian rebellion (1743) (1743) Location: Sweden |
Template:Flagdeco Sweden | Dalecarlian rebels | Rebellion crushed | +150 | |
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Template:Flagicon image Sweden | Pirates | Successful expedition | None |
| Pomeranian War (13 September 1757 – 22 May 1762)<ref name="Sundberg"/>
Location: Swedish Pomerania, Prussian Pomerania, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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Template:Flagicon Prussia | Prussian victory Status quo ante bellum |
A couple thousands | |
| Tunis-Swedish War (1763)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Location: Mediterranean |
Template:Flagicon image Sweden | File:Tunisian flag till 1831.svg Tunis File:Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg Ottoman Empire (De-jure) |
Inconclusive | Unknown |
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Gustavian era (1772–1809)
Kingdom of Sweden (1809–present)
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See also
- List of Swedish peacekeeping missions
- Realm of Sweden
- Dominions of Sweden
- List of Swedish monarchs
- List of Swedish military commanders
- List of Swedish field marshals
- List of Swedish regiments
Notes
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