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The Danes won as a consequence of their superior cavalry tactic and Rantzau became a renowned general after the battle and throughout the war. Despite the victory and the capture of the Swedish
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The fields where the battle took place. The photo is approximately taken from the Danish position facing north towards the Swedish position.
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was approaching from the east, forcing him to move his forces toward
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20 October 1565 at Axtorna, a small village in what is today
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to the Swedes on 15 September 1565, after they had taken
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Axtorna
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57°02′24″N 12°38′35″E / 57.040°N 12.643°E / 57.040; 12.643
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