The Battle of Bornholm (1563) was the first naval battle of the Northern Seven Years' War (1563–70).
| Battle of Bornholm (1563) | |||||||
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| Part of Northern Seven Years' War | |||||||
 Naval battles of the Northern War: Battle of Bornholm (1563) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sweden |
 Denmark–Norway | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Jakob Bagge | Jacob Brockenhuus (POW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 19 ships | 10 ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Negligible |
3 ships captured 800 men captured | ||||||
Battle edit
The naval engagement took place on 30 May 1563 near Bornholm. A Danish squadron of 10 ships under the command of Jacob Brockenhuus (1521-1577) at anchor near Bornholm, saw a Swedish squadron of 19 ships approaching under the command of Jakob Bagge (1502–1577). Brockenhuus sent only the three ships; Hercules 81 (flag), Hector 38, and Hjort 46, toward it to show that they didn't want to fight. However, when firing three shots as a challenge, they managed to hit one of the Swedish ships. Swedish forces promptly surrounded and attacked the Danish ships, capturing all three after a 4-hour fight. The remaining Danish ships remained at anchor. [1] [2]
References edit
- ^ "Jacob Brockenhuus". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "Jakob Bagge". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
Other Sources edit
- Sundberg, Ulf (1998) Svenska krig 1521-1814 (Hjalmarson & Högberg) ISBN 9189080149
- Stiles, Andrina (1992) Sweden and the Baltic, 1523 - 1721 (Hodder & Stoughton) ISBN 0-340-54644-1
- Frost, Robert I. (2000) The Northern Wars, 1558-1721(Longman, Harlow) ISBN 0-582-06429-5
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