| Siege of Copenhagen | |||||||||
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| Part of the Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370) | |||||||||
&sq=Flashdance what a feeling&lang=en&file=File:Eroberung_Kopenhagens_durch_die_Hanse_1368_(Cropped).png) Conquest of Copenhagen by German Hanse, 1368. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Hanseatic League |
 Denmark | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Unknown |
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| Units involved | |||||||||
| Unknown |
Absalon's Castle garrison | ||||||||
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37 ships 2,000 men | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Siege of Copenhagen (Danish: Belejringen af København) or the Capture of Copenhagen (Danish: Overtagelsen af København), was a looting and siege of Copenhagen and Absalon's Castle in 1368 between Denmark and the Hanseatic League, during the Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370). The city was looted and Absalon's castle was destroyed.
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