Storming of Kristianopel
Part of the Kalmar War
Date 26 June 1611 Location Kristianopel, Blekinge, Denmark Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Denmark–Norway
Commanders and leaders
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden	Jens Bjørnsen
Strength
1,500 in cavalry	300 men
Casualties and losses
Few	Everyone killed, wounded, or captured

The Storming of Kristianopel occurred on 26 June 1611, during the Kalmar War. Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden led an assault from the camp in Högsby in Småland on Kristianopel in Blekinge. The Swedes managed to siege the fortified city and went in by bombing the fortress port, which was badly defended. Right after the assault, there was a massacre of the city's population, with rape and pillaging.

Bibliography

• Gustav Adolf II och Skåneland (in Swedish)
• Ulf Sundberg Svenska Krig 1521-1814 1998 ISBN 91-89080-14-9 (in Swedish)
• Göte Göransson Gustav II Adolf och hans folk 1994 ISBN 91-7119-128-3 (in Swedish)