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684:, held by German mercenaries. Margareta's main force eventually withdrew, leaving behind a smaller siege force under Nils Svarte Skåning to starve out the fortress's defenders. King Albert returned to Sweden at the turn of the year 1388–1389. In Germany, King Albert had gathered troops accustomed to war and mounted, possibly a thousand men. The landing probably took place in
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374:second Karl Gustav War
340:Swedish Liberation War
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799:Larsson (1997), p. 42
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444:Dano-German Conflicts
369:first Karl Gustav War
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192:Casualties and losses
159:Albert of Mecklenburg
37:Albert of Mecklenburg
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781:Hagen (1953), p. 71
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465:harald's Rebellion
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720:chronicler
656:Background
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352:Kalmar War
309:Union Wars
142:Margaret I
86:Margaret I
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690:Jönköping
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263:Helgeå
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