This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Sweden. There are legendary accounts of Swedish kings well into prehistory and they are mentioned by Tacitus in his Germania, but St. Olof Skötkonung (995–1022) was the first ruler documented to have been accepted by both the Swedes around Lake Mälaren and by the Geats around Lake Vättern. The modern state of Sweden considers itself to have been established on 6 June 1523 by the acclamation of Gustav Vasa as king which finally ended the Kalmar Union with Denmark, although the current Swedish constitution dates to 1974.
Military engagements since 1814 have not been formally declared wars.
List
| Year | War | Conclusion |
|---|---|---|
| 11th century | ||
| 1015–1018 | Norwegian–Swedish War | Treaty of Kungahälla (1020) |
| 1099–1101 | Norwegian–Swedish War (1099–1101) | Three King's Meeting (1101) |
| 12th century | ||
| c. 1150 | First Swedish Crusade to Finland | |
| 1187 | Karelians, Estonians or/and Curonians pillage Sigtuna[1][2] | Eric Chronicles describe Karelians destroying Sigtuna. |
| 13th century | ||
| 1220 | Livonian Crusade | Swedish invasion repelled by Estonians. Overall German and Danish crusader victory. |
| 1249-1250 | Second Swedish Crusade to Finland |
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| 1257 | Karelians make campaign to Sweden |
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| 1274–1275 | The war against Valdemar Birgersson |
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| 1292 | Swedes make campaign against Karelians and Izhorians | Novgorod First Chronicle: "In the same year the Svei, 800 of them, came in arms to ravage, 400 went against Korel, and 400 against the Izhera people; and the Izhera people killed them, and the Korel people killed theirs, and others they took with their hands."[3] |
| 1293 | Third Swedish Crusade to Finland |
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| 14th century | ||
| 1142–1322 | Swedish–Novgorodian Wars | Treaty of Nöteborg (1323) |
| 1304–1310 | Swedish brother's feud | Death of Duke Eric and Valdemar. |
| 15th century | ||
| 1470–1471 | Dano-Swedish War (1470–1471) |
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| 1495–1497 | Russo-Swedish War (1495–97)[4] | Eternal Peace of 1508 |
| 16th century | ||
| 1501–1512 | Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512) |
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| 1521–1523 | Swedish War of Liberation (Befrielsekriget)[4] |
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| 1534–1536 | Danish Count's Feud (Danska Grevefejden)[4] | Armistice of Copenhagen (1537) |
| 1542–1543 | Dacke War | Peasant uprising against the crown defeated, uprising leader Nils Dacke executed |
| 1554–1557 | Russo-Swedish War (1554–57) (Stora ryska kriget)[4] |
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| 1563–1570 | Northern Seven Years' War (Nordiska sjuårskriget)[4] |
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| 1570–1595 | Livonian War (1558–83) and Russo-Swedish War (1590–95) (25-årskriget mot Ryssland)[4] |
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| 1598–1599 | War against Sigismund (Kriget mot Sigismund)[4] |
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| 17th century | ||
| 1600–1629 | Polish War (Polska kriget)[4] |
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| 1609–1610 | De la Gardie Campaign (De la Gardieska fälttåget)[4] | |
| 1610–1617 | Ingrian War (Ingermanländska kriget)[4] |
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| 1611–1613 | Kalmar War (Kalmarkriget)[4] | Treaty of Knäred (1613) |
| 1618–1648 | Thirty Years' War (Trettioåriga kriget)[4] |
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| 1643–1645 | Torstenson War (Torstensonkriget)[4] |
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| 1654 | First Bremian War (Första bremiska kriget)[4] |
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| 1655–1661 | Second Northern War (Nordiska krigen)[4]
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| 1666 | Second Bremian War (Andra bremiska kriget)[4] |
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| 1667–1668 | War of Devolution (Devolutionskriget) | France makes territorial gains in the Spanish Netherlands |
| 1674–1679 | Scanian War (Skånska kriget)[4] |
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| 1688–1691 | Nine Years' War (Pfalziska tronföljdskriget)[5] | |
| 18th century | ||
| 1700–1721 | Great Northern War (Stora nordiska kriget)[4] |
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| 1741–1743 | Hats' Russian War (Hattarnas ryska krig)[4] |
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| 1757–1762 | Pomeranian War (Pommerska kriget)[4] | Treaty of Hamburg (1762) |
| 1788–1790 | Gustav III's Russian War (Gustav III:s ryska krig)[4] |
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| 1788–1789 | Theatre War (Teaterkriget)[4] | Status quo ante bellum |
| 19th century | ||
| 1801–1802 | First Barbary War (Barbareskkriget 1801–1805) | |
| 1805-1810 | Franco-Swedish War | Treaty of Paris |
| 1806–1807 | War of the Fourth Coalition (Första napoleonkriget)[4] | Treaties of Tilsit |
| 1808–1809 | Finnish War (Finska kriget)[4] |
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| 1808–1809 | Dano-Swedish War (1808–1809) (Dansk-svenska kriget 1808–1809)[4] | Status quo ante bellum |
| 1810–1812 | War against United Kingdom (Kriget mot Storbritannien)[4] | Treaty of Örebro (1812) |
| 1813–1814 | War of the Sixth Coalition (Andra napoleonkriget)[4] |
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| 1814 | Campaign against Norway (Fälttåget mot Norge)[4] | |
| 20th century | ||
| 1961–1964 | Congo Crisis (as part of ONUC) | debellation of the State of Katanga |
| 1975-1976 | Indonesian invasion of East Timor (in indirect support of East Timor) | Indonesian annexation of East Timor. |
| 1992–1995 | Bosnian War (as part of UNPROFOR) | Dayton Agreement |
| 21st century | ||
| 2001–present[6] | War in Afghanistan (as part of ISAF) | debellation of the Taliban |
| 2011 | Libyan Civil War | debellation of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
| 2013–present[7][8] | Northern Mali conflict | ongoing |
See also
- Realm of Sweden
- Dominions of Sweden
- List of Swedish monarchs
- List of Swedish military commanders
- List of Swedish field marshals
- List of Swedish regiments
References
- ^ "Project Runeberg: Erikskrönikan".
- ^ Enn Tarvel (2007). Sigtuna hukkumine. Haridus, 2007 (7-8), p 38–41
- ^ "The Chronicle of Novgorod" (PDF). London Offices of the Society, 1914. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Sundberg, Ulf (2010). Sveriges Krig, 1448–1814. SMB. ISBN 978-91-85789-62-7.
- ^ Wolf: The Emergence of the Great Powers: 1685–1715, 36.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ^ http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/un-peacekeeper-killed-in-mali-identified-as-liberian-20170505