Dano–German War (1226–1227)
| Dano–German War (1226–1227) | |||||||||
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Battle of Bornhöved (1227), illustrated in the 14th century | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Denmark Brunswick-Lüneburg |
Holstein Lübeck Saxony Bremen Schwerin Hamburg | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Valdemar II Otto I (POW) |
Adolf VI Henry I Albrecht I | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown, but probably a couple thousand | Unknown, but probably a couple thousand | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||||
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The Dano–German War (1226–1227), was an attempt by Valdemar II of Denmark to reconquer his lost German territories, which he had lost after the negotiations of his release from captivity by Henry I, Count of Schwerin. The war was shortlived though, and there was only one major battle, the Battle of Bornhöved (1227). Valdemar was aided by his nephew Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg against a coalition of multiple German states, consisting of Holstein, Lübeck, Saxony, Schwerin, Bremen and Hamburg.