Wars, politics & history

Battle of Visby

27 July 1361

1361 battle fought in the town of Visby on the island of Gotland, Sweden between the forces of Danish king Valdemar IV and Gutnish country yeomen. It took place on 27 July 1361 in what is now Sweden. The setting was Visby. It was part of the Danish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370. Those involved included the Kingdom of Denmark and Gotland.

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