Estonian campaign (1563)
| Estonian campaign | |||||||||
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| Part of the Northern Seven Years' War and the Polish–Swedish War (1563–1568) | |||||||||
Map of Wiek county, where the campaign took place. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Sweden |
Denmark–Norway Polish–Lithuanian union Courland | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Åke Bengtsson | Gotthard Kettler | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Unknown |
Leal garrison Hapsal garrison Lode garrison | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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At Hapsal 450 men At Lode 2 banners and 3 companies |
At Lode 4 banners of cavalry 2 companies of soldiers 800 Poles and Tatars | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Estonian campaign, also called the Swedish offensive in Estonia (Swedish: Svenska offensiven i Estland) was a Swedish offensive against land controlled by Denmark–Norway in Estonia in 1563, during the campaign, both the Polish–Lithuanian union and Duchy of Courland intervened on the Danish side. The Swedes were able to successfully occupy Leal and Hapsal and furthered their control in Estonia.