Action of 16 May 1644
This battle took place on 16 May 1644 during the Danish-Swedish War near List Deep, between Sylt and Rømø in western Denmark. Nine Danish ships under King Christian IV forced a retreat back into List Deep of 26 smaller Dutch ships (13 under Marten Thijsen and 13 under Hendrik Gerritsen) which had been leased to Sweden. 4 more Dutch ships from Marcus' squadron appeared during the battle but took no part.
| Action of 16 May 1644 | |||||||
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| Part of the Torstenson War | |||||||
Christian IV, Pieter Isaacsz | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Denmark-Norway | Swedish Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Christian IV | Maerten Thijssen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 9 warships | 26 Merchantmen | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 11 killed and wounded | 500 killed and wounded | ||||||
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