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    Daniel Rantzau (1529 – 11 November 1569) was a Danish-German field marshal. He was known for his leadership during the Northern Seven Years' War. For some...
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    Nils Boije, who on 28 August 1564 took Varberg. The Danish army under Daniel Rantzau beat the Swedish army in the Battle of Axtorna on 20 October 1565. The...
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  • Rantzau may refer to: Rantzau (Amt), an Amt in the district of Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Rantzau, Plön, a municipality in the district of...
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    Denmark-Norway) by Danish forces under the Danish-German general Daniel Rantzau. Rantzau was killed by a Swedish cannonball on 11 November. Danish commander...
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    Municipality, Halland County in south-western Sweden. The Danish commander Daniel Rantzau had been forced to yield the fortress Varberghus to the Swedes on 15...
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    fortification, and thereby the fortress could be assaulted. Commander, Daniel Rantzau, got the task of assaulting the fortification, however before he would...
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  • army under command of Charles de Mornay successfully managed to ambush Daniel Rantzau and his Danish army on their arrival back from their looting train in...
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    Denmark. He rewarded his general Daniel Rantzau 1567 with lordship over these villages. His brother and heir Peter Rantzau built the Renaissance Ahrensburg...
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  • Gert or Gerhard Rantzau (1558-1627) was a German nobleman in Danish service, soldier and Captain of the Palace and Castle of Kronborg and Flensburg. He...
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  • King À la suite. The rank can be traced back to 24 October 1567, when Daniel Rantzau was made "Captain general and Field commander" (Danish: generalkaptajn...
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  • 1840 — Fem Fædrelandshistoriske Songs — Hvi synges evigt om Spartaner, Daniel Rantzau. Text by Adam Oehlenschläger — En Schweitzerbonde staar aarle ved Strand...
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  • of Greenland. It is located off Cape Cort Adelaer, to the NE of Cape Daniel Rantzau, both eastern headlands of an irregularly-shaped coastal island located...
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  • War, the Battle of Axtorna is fought in Sweden, near Falkenberg, as Daniel Rantzau of the Army of Denmark and Norway leads 7,400 troops in defeating a...
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  • 1904, pp. 217–218. Madsen 1904, p. 218. Bassing, E. (13 May 1969). "Daniel Rantzau". Det Krigsvidenskabelige Selskab (in Danish). Retrieved 19 March 2021...
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    War, the Battle of Axtorna is fought in Sweden, near Falkenberg, as Daniel Rantzau of the Army of Denmark and Norway leads 7,400 troops in defeating a...
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    but in the meantime Danish reinforcements under Daniel Rantzau were dispatched from Halland. Rantzau reached the Göta älv on 30 April, whereupon the invaders...
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    Queen of Scots, on the English throne. November 11 — Danish General Daniel Rantzau arrives at the Swedish held Varberg castle at Halland and orders his...
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    Hardenberg's death in 1564. Jacob Ulfeldt fought under both Herluf Trolle and Daniel Rantzau in the Seven Years' War. After performing well in the war, he was sent...
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    Arnesvelde was transferred to Daniel Rantzau as compensation for work done and debts the king had run up. After Rantzau's death in 1569 during the Siege...
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    War, the church was looted by Danish forces under the leadership of Daniel Rantzau. The church was rebuilt shortly thereafter. In 1729, the tower was built...
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    Northern Seven Years' War where he maintained particularly close ties to Daniel Rantzau. He left the country in 1570 but soon returned and was in 1872 appointed...
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    Varberg Fortress from the Swedish defendants but lost their commanders Daniel Rantzau and Franz Brokenhuus during the siege. Lübeck, in addition to war costs...
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  • island of Qulleq. The northern side of the entrance of the fjord is Cape Daniel Rantzau, the SE headland of an irregularly-shaped coastal island located on...
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    in 1563, Rud was sent to Elfsborg Castle as commissary of war under Daniel Rantzau. He distinguished himself at the battle of Mared the same year, and...
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    the Northern Seven Years' War when Danish troops under the command of Daniel Rantzau caused damage to the church. In 1586, the church was still in disrepair...
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    amidst the Northern Seven Years' War, a Danish raiding party led by Daniel Rantzau managed to escape back to Denmark by crossing over the frozen lake,...
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    the church was plundered by Danish troops under the leadership of Daniel Rantzau (1529–1569) during the Northern Seven Years' War and the church was...
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    Sweden. Monarch – Eric XIV then John III January - The Danes under Daniel Rantzau march toward Stockholm, but because of the lack of reinforcements, the...
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  • sentenced in 1530 to honor loss. In 1533 he was transferred to Kjærstrup by Daniel Rantzau, was abducted and beaten to Holstein. After six months in captivity...
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    Jagiellon delivered as a hostage to use against Poland. - The Danes under Daniel Rantzau pillage Västergötland, while the Swedes pillage Skåne. 20 June - Sigismund...
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