Battle of Fehmarn (1644)

Battle of Fehmarn (1644)
	Part of Torstenson War
	; Naval battle of Fehmarn
Date	13 October 1644
Location	Proximity of Fehmarn
Result	Swedish victory
Belligerents
Sweden	Denmark-Norway
Commanders and leaders
Carl Gustaf Wrangel; Mårten Anckarhielm	Christian IV; Pros Mund †
Strength
16 Swedish ships with 392 guns; 21 Dutch ships with 483 guns	17 ships with 448 guns
Casualties and losses
1 Dutch ship sunk; 59 dead	10 ships captured; 2 ships wrecked; 100 dead; 1,000 sailors captured

The Battle of Fehmarn (1644) 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-Norwegian fleet and took 1,000 prisoners, including Ulfeldt, Grabov and von Jasmund. The Danish admiral Pros Mund was killed in the battle.

The Swedes had 16 ships with 392 guns, and the hired Dutch element had 21 ships with 483 guns (making a total of 37 ships with 875 guns). The Danes had 17 ships with 448 guns. The Swedes expended two fireships and one hired Dutch ship was lost. The Danes lost 10 ships captured, including their largest three, and two wrecked.

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