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After the successes of Eric's forces, the rebel vanguard pulled back to the main rebel force, chased by Eric's entire force. When the main rebel army saw the retreat, they followed along, retreating backwards without having to fight. The Dukes decided it was best to make a tactical retreat and
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On 19 August, in the midst of his rebellion against the king, Eric XIV, Duke John rode out at the head of ten banners of German and
Scottish and eight banners of Swedish cavalry towards Södermanland all while the troops still loyal to the king gradually switched sides and joined the rebels.
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was an incident where an army under Eric XIV and the Pontus De la Gardie, along with the dukes
Charles and John met in Botkyrka in 1568 during the ongoing uprising against Eric XIV. It resulted in a victory for Eric, resulting in the Dukes being forced to retreat.
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When word reached Eric that the rebels had reached Södertälje, and was now on its way towards
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It is not known how large the rebel army was, but it consisted of nine banners and 15 Fähnlein's, therefore likely larger than Eric's force. However, one historian has claimed that the rebel vanguard consisted of:
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wall and disrrupt the rebel advance. This succeeded, and Eric managed to break into the rebel forces, sword in hand. It was the first time he had personally participated in a battle and he did so bravely.
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Despite his victory, Eric did not have enough troops to combat the rebels, even if the navy and thousands of cavalrymen was still loyal to him.
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of the armies clashed at
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