The Battle of Haddorp, also known as the Massacre in Haddorp[1] was a surprise attack led by royal troops under the command of Botvid Larsson and Abraham Eriksson on a rebel camp in the village of Haddorp, Sweden.
| Battle of Haddorp | |||||||||
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| Part of the Dacke War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Sweden |
 Rebels under Nils Dacke | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Botvid Larsson Abraham Eriksson |
Unknown † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | 300 soldiers | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | 300 killed | ||||||||
Background
editIn September, Swedish troops suffered a heavy defeat in the Battle of Kisa: troops under Dacke blocked the road with fallen trees, leaving both sides of the road impassable.[2][3] On mountains beside the road there appeared rebels under Dacke, who began firing arrows from bows and crossbows, and bullets from hand cannons, at the royal troops. Only remnants of the 1,200 strong army managed to escape the barrage.[3]
The defeat caused a general uprising in northern Småland to break out, and shortly afterwards the peasants in Östergötland did the same. After the Battle of Kisa, Dacke's forces were marching towards Linköping. They set up camp in the parishes of Skeda and Slaka with 300 men and were to stay with the farmer Olof Håkansson overnight.[1][4]
Battle
editOn 12 October, royal troops from Linköping were sent towards the rebel camp, and early in the morning, the royal troops under the command of Botvid Larsson and Abraham Eriksson[5][6] surprised the sleeping rebels and attacked them. The royal troops set fire to houses and barns, and Dacke's men were beaten and shot. It is said that all 300 died.[1][4] The entirety of Haddorp was burned down.[7]
Aftermath
editDespite the defeat, the uprising remained in Dacke's favour, and the remaining rebels were later reinforced with considerable forces by Nils Dacke[1]
References
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- ^ Historiskt-geografiskt och statistiskt Lexikon öfver Sverige (in Swedish). Exped. af Konversations-Lexikon. 1862.
- ^ Ridderstad, Anton. "183 (Historiskt, geografiskt och statistiskt lexikon öfver Östergötland / Förra delen. A-L)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ Adolfsson, Mats (2011-11-14). Fogdemakt och bondevrede (in Swedish). Natur & Kultur. ISBN 978-91-27-12807-1.