War against Sigismund
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Was a war between Duke Charles, later known as King Charles IX of Sweden, and Sigismund, who was at the time the king of both Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The war led to the dissolution of the Polish-Swedish Union.
Chronology
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May 1599: Swedish forces led by Carl Carlsson Gyllenhielm, marched towards Kalmar with the intention of besieging the city. Johan Larsson Sparre strenuously defended the walls and the castle, in the hope that the king would soon return to Sweden. But he received no assistance and, on the night of March 1-2, the city was stormed.
May 1600: In 1600, King Charles IX of Sweden led a military occupation of the Swedish part of Estonia, which was under the personal union with Poland at the time.
November 1597: A civil war broke out in Sweden in in 1597. Duke Charles gained control of almost entire Sweden (without Finland and Estonia).
June 1600: In 1600, King Charles IX of Sweden occupied the Swedish part of Estonia, which was under a personal union with Poland at the time.
November 1592: When King John III of Sweden died in 1592, his son Sigismund, already king of Poland since 1587, assumed the Swedish throne.
August 1598: The forces of Sigismund III Vasa takes control of the fortresses of Älvsborg and that of Gullberg.
August 1598: Sigismund Vasa was able to occupy the key-city of Kalmar.
August 1598: Battle of Stegeborg: The defeated Swedes quickly retreated to Mem Castle.
August 1598: Sigismund sailed with his infantry to Stegeborg Castle.
May 1600: In 1600, King Charles IX of Sweden occupied the Swedish part of Estonia, which was under the control of the Duchy of Estonia.
May 1598: At the end of May 1598 Sigismund landed on Swedish soil near Avaskär, a tiny village in Blekinge, south of Kalmar.
August 1598: In 1598, Stockholm was taken by the Kingdom of Sweden (Poland) with the help of King Sigismund III Vasa and his supporters in the nobility and military. The city fell easily due to its lack of proper defenses.
October 1599: After the assault and capture of Kalmar, the epicenter of the War against Sigismund moved to Finland. Stronghold after stronghold it began to be conquered in July. By September, all of Sigismund's followers had fled.
September 1598: The forces of Sigismund III Vasa were defeated at the Battle of Stångebro. The king fled to Poland.
