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This is a list of wars and war-like conflicts involving Sweden. Swedish victory Swedish defeat Another result * *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.
This is a list of wars and conflicts in Asia, particularly East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Russia.For a list of conflicts in Southwest Asia, Asia Pacific. see List of conflicts in the Near East for historical conflicts and List of conflicts in the Middle East, List of conflicts in Australia (related Asia Pacific) for contemporary conflicts.
As a result of acquiring territories seized from Russia and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, as well as its involvement in the Thirty Years' War, Sweden found itself transformed into the leader of Protestantism. During the Thirty Years' War, Sweden managed to conquer approximately half of the member states of the Holy Roman Empire. The ...
Sten Sture's war against the Totts; 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 ...
Russo-Swedish War (1495–1497) Kingdom of Sweden: Grand Duchy of Moscow: Disputed: 1499 Border conflict at Nyslott Kingdom of Sweden: Grand Duchy of Moscow: Swedish victory: 1554–1557 Russo-Swedish War (1554–1557) Kingdom of Sweden: Tsardom of Russia: Inconclusive: 1558–1582 Livonian War: Kingdom of Sweden Livonian Confederation
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 ...
This category includes historical battles in which modern Kingdom of Sweden (1521–present) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. Contents
From 1611 to 1721, Sweden was a European great power, becoming a dominant faction in the quest for control of the Baltic Sea and a formidable military power. [1] During this period, known as Stormaktstiden (Swedish: "The Great Power Era"), the Swedish Empire held a territory more than twice the size of its modern borders and one of the most successful military forces at the time, proving ...