Battle Of Hemmingstedt, 1500 AD, Danish king wanted to take them over and sent a large combined army of knights and mercenaries. The farmers choose the battlefield and used their disadvantages and advantages to their favor. They lacked proper armor which allowed them to maneuver over soggy and flooded ground. Good tactics and bravery won the day for them and they stayed free another 60 years before another Danish King finally conquered them.
Apparently they had a martial culture from fighting as mercenaries and knew how to fight.
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