Battle of Møn

The Battle of Møn, also known as the Battle of Fehmarn, took place 31 May–1 June 1677, as part of the Scanian War. A smaller Swedish squadron under Admiral Erik Sjöblad attempted to sail from Gothenburg to join the main Swedish fleet in the Baltic Sea. It was intercepted by a superior Danish-Norwegian force under Niels Juel and decimated over the course of two days. The Swedes lost 8 ships and over 1,500 men dead, injured or captured, including Admiral Sjöblad himself, while the Danish losses were insignificant.

This article is about the battle of 1677. For the battle of 1657, see Battle of Møn (1657).
Battle of Møn
Part of Scanian War

Battle of Møns Klint by Christian Mølsted
Date31 May 1677
Location
between Møn and the coast of northern Germany
Result Dano-Norwegian victory
Belligerents
Sweden Denmark-Norway
Commanders and leaders
Erik Sjöblad Niels Juel
Strength
3 men of war
5 armed merchants
4 minor vessels
394 guns		 13 men of war
670 guns
Casualties and losses
8 ships
at least 1,500 dead, wounded or missing		 negligible

The victory prevented the Swedish navy from concentrating its forces and provided valuable prize ships for the Danish navy. It confirmed Danish supremacy at sea during the war and laid the ground for the major Danish-Norwegiam victory at Køge Bay 1–2 July that same year.

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