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1624 (MDCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1624th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 624th year of the 2nd millennium, the 24th year of the 17th century, and the 5th year of the 1620s decade. As of the start of 1624, the Gregorian calendar was 10days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
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The reforms, by providing Sweden with military forces that were simultaneously professional, native, and easy to mobilize, paid immediate and handsome dividends. When Swedish and Danish councillors confronted one another in the tense showdown at Knäröd in 1624 (see Chapter 3), it was Sweden's ability to mobilize its forces at a moment's notice that made possible a diplomatic victory over wealthier Denmark.