1603 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1603 in Sweden
Events
- PolishâSwedish War (1600â1611): At Wesenberg (Rakvere), Jan Karol Chodkiewicz defeated a Swedish reinforcement force under Arvid StÃ¥larm the Younger sent to relieve the Swedish troops in Dorpat. The town later surrendered on April.[1]
- - Sweden is struck by the Bubonic plague.[2]
Births
- 28 June - Margareta Brahe, controversial countess and courtier (died 1669)
- 17 August - Lennart Torstensson, Field Marshal and military engineer (died 1651)
