Battle of Ebeltoft
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| Battle of Ebeltoft | |||||||
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| Part of Second Northern War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sweden |
 Dutch Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Owen Kox |
Danish: Peder Jensen Bredal† Dutch: de Konigk | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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8 frigates several smaller ships |
Danish: 2 frigates Dutch: 3 frigates | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Negligible |
1 frigate exploded 4 frigates captured 1,000 men captured | ||||||
The Battle of Ebeltoft was a naval battle between a Swedish and a Danish/Dutch fleet, during the Dano-Swedish War of 1658 to 1660. The allied fleet was ordered to secure a troop transport fleet to the Swedish-controlled island Fyn. Eight Swedish frigates attacked the fleet and took the allies by surprise. After a long fight one Dutch ship exploded, the rest of the Danish/Dutch ships were captured and the transport fleet was destroyed. The Danish captain was badly wounded and died during the battle.
Sources
- Martin Pavón: Søslaget i Ebeltoft Vig, "1001 fortællinger om Danmark"
- ↑ "Søværnets mærkedage - Juli". Flådens historie. 2008-05-30. Hentet 2011-12-07.
- Ulf Sundberg, Hjalmarson and Högberg (1998). Svenska krig 1521-1814
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