Sacking of Bergen (1393)
| Sacking of Bergen (1393) | |||||||
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| Part of Sackings of Bergen (1393) and (1429) | |||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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| Large, strong ships | Small garrison, small ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown, probably few | Unknown, probably many | ||||||
The Sacking of Bergen in 1393 was one of two attacks on Bergen by the Victual Brothers, a former trading guild turned to piracy. The second attack was many years later, in 1429. The Victual Brothers raided the town, pillaged and looted goods and killed the garrison and possibly also civilians. After they had won the attack they proceeded to burn the city down before leaving with their treasures.
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