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Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) [67] Location: Finland, Baltic Sea, Sweden. Sweden Russian Empire Denmark-Norway(1788–1789) [79] Favourable outcome for Sweden; Status quo ante bellum: 3000 Swedish–Algerian war of 1791–1792 (1791–1792) Location: Mediterranean. Sweden: Regency of Algiers Ottoman Empire (De-jure) Sweden agrees to pay ...
The Russo-Swedish War of 1788–90, known as Gustav III's Russian War in Sweden and as Catherine II's Swedish War in Russia, was fought between Sweden and Russia from June 1788 to August 1790. The conflict was initiated by King Gustav III of Sweden for domestic political reasons, as he believed that a short war would leave the opposition no ...
Swedish Civil War (1438–1439) Swedish conflicts with the Teutonic Order (1472–1488) Swedish expedition to Courland (854) Swedish expedition to Livonia; Swedish War of Liberation; Swedish–Geatish wars; Swedish–Norwegian War; Swedish–Novgorodian Wars; Swedish–Algerian war of 1791–1792; Swedish–Norwegian War (1063)
War Sweden and allies Denmark and allies Treaty Result Northern Seven Years' War, 1563–1570. See also Livonian War: Sweden Denmark-Norway, Lübeck, Poland-Lithuania Treaty of Stettin (1570) Stalemate Kalmar War, 1611–1613 Sweden Denmark-Norway Treaty of Knäred: Danish Victory Torstenson War, 1643–1645. Known in Norway as the Hannibal War ...
The Swedish War of Liberation (1521–1523; Swedish: Befrielsekriget, lit. 'The Liberation War'), also known as Gustav Vasa's Rebellion and the Swedish War of Secession, was a significant historical event in Sweden. Gustav Vasa, a nobleman, led a rebellion and civil war against King Christian II.
The Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 was a war between Denmark–Norway and Sweden due to Denmark–Norway's alliance with France and Sweden's alliance with the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars. Neither Sweden nor Denmark-Norway had wanted war to begin with but once pushed into it through their respective alliances, Sweden made a bid to ...
Sweden maintained its policy of neutrality during World War II.When the war began on 1 September 1939, the fate of Sweden was unclear. But by a combination of its geopolitical location in the Scandinavian Peninsula, realpolitik maneuvering during an unpredictable course of events, and a dedicated military build-up after 1942, Sweden kept its official neutrality status throughout the war.
King Gustaf V giving the Courtyard Speech. Rearmament was a special concern in Sweden because of the growing tensions in Europe.When Karl Staaff's government proposed a reduction in military spending and the cancellation of the order for the coastal defence ships that were later known as the Sverige-class coastal defence ship, more than 30,000 Swedish farmers marched to Stockholm to protest in ...