Early Modern era · 1644
Battle of Fehmarn
The battle of Fehmarn took place north-west of the island of Fehmarn, now part of Germany, in the Baltic Sea. A combined Swedish fleet, with a large element of hired Dutch ships, defeated a Danish fleet and took 1,000 prisoners, including Ulfeldt, Benjamin Grabov and von Jasmund. The Danish admiral Pros Mund was killed in the battle.
- When
- 13 Oct 1644
- Where
- Fehmarn Belt
- Era
- Early Modern
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Fehmarn (1644), CC BY-SA 4.0