| Siege of Skanderborg | |||||||||
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| Part of Niels Ebbesen's Rebellion | |||||||||
 The corner tower from Skanderborg Castle - now tower for the castle church, 2007. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Jutish rebels |
 Holstein | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Niels Ebbesen |
Markvard Rastorf | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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Jutish peasants and cavalry |
Skanderborg garrison | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| c. 2,000 men | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Siege of Skanderborg (Danish: Belejringen af Skanderborg), alternatively the Siege of Skanderborg Castle (Skanderborg Slot), was a siege of the Holsteinian-held Skanderborg Castle in Jutland by Jutish rebels led by Niels Ebbesen. Despite being close to surrendering, the Holsteinian garrison received a relief force led by Henry II of Holstein-Rendsburg and defeated the Danes in the Battle of Nonnebjerg on 2 November 1340.
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